Notice Information
Notice Title
Ganton, Flaxton, Marston Moor and Hessay - AHB Flex
Notice Description
Network Rail intends to award a contract via direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 to Schweizer Electronics Limited to supply 3 no. Flex 2.1 signalling equipment to support installation at Ganton, Flaxton, Marston Moor and Hessay trial sites
Procurement Information
The direct award justification sits within section 41, paragraph 6, schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 in the circumstance that there is an absence of competition for technical/compatibility reasons.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067a0e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041425-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34940000 - Railway equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £496,800 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 May 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 14 May 2026 - 10 Jul 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 8SW
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI45 Lambeth
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Lambeth
- Electoral Ward
- Waterloo & South Bank
- Westminster Constituency
- Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041425-2026
6th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030027-2026
31st March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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