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Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

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30 Sep 2025 at 09:19

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement contract titled "Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal" was undertaken by Transport for London. This contract involves the renewal of the current Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre and subsystems located in Beckton and Poplar. It falls under the industry category of railway signalling works, with key activities including the replacement of SMC Servers, Workstations, Networking Hardware, and more, in order to maintain the operational efficiency of the railway's signalling system. The procurement process has reached the award stage as of 30th September 2025 with a direct award method due to the unique technical and intellectual property considerations, ensuring the safety and functionality of the current system. The contract period is scheduled from 1st April 2026 to 1st June 2030.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specializing in rail signalling and electrical equipment manufacture or maintenance, particularly given that the award was made directly to HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED due to their exclusive rights over the necessary intellectual property. While this contract has been directly awarded, future opportunities may arise in related maintenance or support services which could be of interest to businesses with capabilities in advanced railway systems and signalling. Large-scale enterprises with technical expertise and established credentials in the rail sector would be ideally positioned to engage or form partnerships for upcoming opportunities in this domain.

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Notice Title

Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal

Notice Description

The required works are to renew the current Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre (SMC) and subsystems located in Beckton and Poplar control centres. The works include, but may not be limited to, replacement of SMC Servers, SMC Workstations, SMC Remote Workstations, Networking Hardware, Software, Cabling, Operational Training Workstations, spares provisions, updated installation, maintenance & operating procedures and operational & maintenance system training.

Procurement Information

Hitachi is the only supplier that can provide the required works for renewal of the System Management Centre (SMC) as they have exclusive ownership of the intellectual property rights (IPR) associated with the design, software and hardware of the Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system currently deployed at Docklands Light Railway. The SMC is a subsystem of the ATC signalling system. Access to Hitachi's software or source codes by other suppliers would invalidate the safety assurances given by Hitachi, in its capacity as the signalling design authority, that the system is and continues to be fit for purpose and safe to operate.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a4a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060756-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

34632200 - Electrical signalling equipment for railways

45234115 - Railway signalling works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£17,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 20254 months ago
Contract Period
31 Mar 2026 - 1 Jun 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
bsfaribaadministration@tfl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HITACHI RAIL GTS

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