Planning

Remote CCTV - all fleet

WM TRAINS LIMITED

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Planning

26 May 2026 at 15:50

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

WM Trains Limited is planning a procurement process under the competitive flexible procedure for a service contract involving the provisioning of a cloud-based system for remote access to CCTV images within their London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway fleets. The procurement is in the planning stage, with a pipeline notice published on 26th May 2026. The project primarily aims to enhance the security capabilities and operational agility for fleet management teams, with the implementation scheduled to start on 1st April 2027 and end on 31st March 2031, covering multiple regions across the United Kingdom, including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK. The total estimated contract value is £2.1 million gross, with key procurement dates indicating a future notice by 1st August 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in radio, television, communication, telecommunication, and related equipment, as well as parts related to railway locomotives. Companies that provide installation services, particularly those with experience in cloud systems and network video recorders, may find this project especially beneficial. The procurement method encourages involvement from SMEs, providing a suitable growth platform through a major public undertaking by WM Trains Limited. Successful bidders can leverage this contract to establish a long-term business relationship, potentially facilitating further opportunities in the rail and security technology sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Remote CCTV - all fleet

Notice Description

London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway (Operated by WM Trains Limited) are seeking to procure a cloud-based system that allows remote access to CCTV images recorded and stored in the on-board Network Video Recorders (NVR) fitted to selected train fleets within the London Northwestern and West Midlands Railway fleet or links to third party servers where CCTV has been remotely downloaded to on the fleets that are already equipped with remote NVR access. The main driver of the project is to enhance the capabilities of the primary users of fleet CCTV data - the Security team, and to provide more agility for other users such as the fleet production and operational management teams to utilise CCTV data to support activities such as maintenance, training and incident response. It is expected that accessing on-train CCTV data remotely shall significantly reduce the quantity of failed downloads that are as a result of the current requirement, for certain fleets, to manually remove CCTV HDDs from units in order to manually download CCTV data.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a4b7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049162-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

51 - Installation services (except software)

CPV Codes

32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

34630000 - Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,750,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 May 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Aug 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2031 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WM TRAINS LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B3 2ES
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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