Official UK procurement notice
Pre-Market Engagament RFI - Fixed Telecomms Network Support
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail have their own National SDH Network, managed by their Network Management Centre (NMC). The network allows Network Rail to carry and transmit voice, data, signalling and radio services to the operational railway for the support of safe train movements.
There are plans for a renewal and replacement of this network. However, this will take many years to complete. The SDH equipment is End of Life (EoL) / End of Support (EoS). As a result, standard Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) support and extended support is no longer available or has limited availability.
Network Rail is seeking information from qualified suppliers who can provide a comprehensive long term support arrangement for the National SDH Network. This includes Repair & Return of Alcatel SDH Transmission Equipment and equipment forming the Data Communication Network (DCN) for the SDH network, Remote Technical Support and Helpdesk Support (Level 3/Tier3).
CPV: Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:27 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 12:27 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015875- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0504c1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
17 Apr 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published17 Apr 2025, 12:27 BST
- Market engagement9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
For further information relating to the scope of this pre-market engagement and the submission process, please review the document titled “Pre-Market Engagement RFI - Fixed Telecoms Network Support" via the instructions below:
- Follow the link - networkrail.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html ↗
- From the welcome screen, access the “View Current Opportunities” link and select “Pre-Market Engagement RFI - Fixed Telecoms Network Support”. Click on the PDF attachment titled “Pre-Market Engagement RFI - Fixed Telecoms Network Support”.
- Contract starts299 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Apr 2025, 12:27 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender