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Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal

Transport for London

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

07 Apr 2026 at 09:45

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Award

30 Sep 2025 at 10:19

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London (TfL), a public authority within the central government, initiated the tender process for the "Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal". Located primarily in London's UKI region, the procurement is categorised under utilities and involves key tasks such as the renewal of the management centre's systems at Beckton and Poplar control centres. The process was carried out through a direct procurement method due to the unique intellectual property rights held by Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited. Key milestones indicate that the award was announced on 30th September 2025, with the contract period starting from 1st April 2026 to 1st June 2030.

This procurement poses significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies with capabilities in railway signalling and electrical equipment manufacturing. Given the direct award nature, businesses holding exclusive technical expertise and intellectual property similar to Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited, which retains proprietary rights over the Automatic Train Control signalling systems, would find themselves in a highly competitive position for similar tenders. While the original award for this contract was directed to a single supplier due to specific technical reasons, understanding the requirements and demonstrating similar exclusive capabilities could position businesses advantageously for future opportunities in this sector.

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Notice Information

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.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a4a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031274-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, 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
7 Apr 20264 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 1 Jun 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport for London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
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 UK LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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