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Award

15 May 2026 at 08:11

Award

28 Apr 2026 at 13:25

Summary of the contracting process

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED has completed its procurement process for the "FCCS Design and Validation" project under Project FCCS T190Plus. This involved a direct award for services that include technical lead support, assurance of FCCS deliverables, and the production of BIM-aligned templates and system safety artefacts. The contracted supplier for this endeavour is AtkinsRéalis UK Limited. This contract is valued up to £818,000, with spending tied to defined milestones and deliverables. The process is in the award stage, having commenced with an award notice published on 15 May 2026, and the services are scheduled to be delivered from 29 June 2026 to 30 March 2029. The procurement falls under the railway engineering services and engineering design services categories, with a focus on the UK region.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses specialising in railway engineering and design services. The contract requires specialist knowledge, particularly relating to the FCCS Process Framework and associated applications, offering advantages for companies possessing relevant expertise and experience in such niche areas. Since the procurement method focused on a direct award due to vested technical reasons and intellectual property rights, businesses that have past engagement with similar FCCS Design and Validation tasks or possess a deep understanding of safety and integration within rail infrastructure can substantially benefit. With Network Rail's emphasis on maintaining continuity and system integrity, enterprises with a proven track record in these areas are ideally suited for competing in future opportunities that may arise from similar procurement processes.

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Notice Title

FCCS Design and Validation

Notice Description

The provision of specialist FCCS Design and Validation services to deliver the final tranche of work under Project FCCS T190Plus. The services include technical lead support, assurance of existing FCCS deliverables, production of Work Instructions and Templates for Early Release and Shadow Mode (MVP), BIM-aligned templates to enable CCS, and supporting system safety artefacts. The services will be delivered by a single supplier under an NR1 contract, with spend incurred against defined milestones and deliverables under a capped time and materials commercial model, up to an approved contract value of PS818,000.

Procurement Information

The supplier has delivered all previous phases of the FCCS Design and Validation work and is the author of the FCCS Process Framework, associated Generic and Specific Application Processes, and supporting system safety artefacts. The remaining scope requires detailed programme-specific knowledge and integration with existing deliverables and Synthetic Environment tooling that cannot be replicated without disproportionate duplication, rework and assurance risk. Replacing the incumbent supplier would require redevelopment and re-assurance of existing outputs, introduce material delay, and create safety and integration risk. Only the incumbent supplier is technically capable of delivering the remaining scope within the required timescales while maintaining continuity, safety assurance and system integrity.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068cee
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044756-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71311230 - Railway engineering services

71320000 - Engineering design services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£817,782 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 May 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Apr 20261 months ago
Contract Period
28 Jun 2026 - 30 Mar 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ATKINSRÉALIS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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