Official UK procurement notice
SWIX Asset Health Monitoring Service
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNetwork Rail has awarded a contract via a direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 legislation.
The Service Network Rail sourced was the provision of data created via Smart Component Technologies Ltd SWIX sensors. The procurement allows Network Rail continuous access for safety critical information. Enabling proactive track renewals. Included within this project is a maintenance fee should the sensors require repairs.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Mar 2026, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2026, 15:06 GMT
- Authority reference
project_45706- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-026919- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06601dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
This direct award is for an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to continue to provide services that the organisation is already purchasing.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 24 Mar 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends230 days ago12 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published218 days ago24 Mar 2026, 15:06 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published2 Mar 2026, 16:29 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Mar 2026, 16:00 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Mar 2026, 15:06 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Component Technologies Limited13 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2029 | £1,545,753 | 3 Mar 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
SWIX Asset Health Monitoring Service · Smart Component Technologies Limited
- Signed
- 13 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,545,753
- Period
- 13 Mar 2026 – 13 Mar 2029
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Smart Component Technologies LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender