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.
Planning Information
General Information: In accordance with section 16 of the Procurement Act 2023, WM Trains Limited is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) ahead of a forthcoming Competitive Flexible Procedure for the provision of an enterprise-grade Video Management System (VMS). This notice invites feedback from suitably positioned suppliers prior to the publication of the Tender Notice. Key Scope Overview: • Provision of an enterprise-grade, cloud-hosted VMS platform providing remote video access, search, and evidence handling. • Integration with legacy On-Train Camera Systems (OTCS) and onboard Network Video Recorders (NVRs). • Elimination of legacy hardware handling by ensuring there are no future manual handling requirements such as having to remove HDDs for manual uploads. • Deployment of edge-gateway hardware capable of smart network offloading (utilising depot/station Wi-Fi for bulk downloads alongside cellular connectivity). Suppliers wishing to participate in this PME should email procurement@wmtrains.co.uk by 17th August with the subject line " Remote CCTV - PME Response". Upon receipt of a valid expression of interest, suppliers will be provided with a copy of the high-level briefing notes. Suppliers may then submit written questions or feedback to the same email address no later than 24th August. Responses will be reviewed by the procurement team and may inform the design of the forthcoming competitive procedure. WM Trains Limited will not respond to individual submissions but reserves the right to publish consolidated anonymised responses where appropriate. Participation in this PME exercise does not confer any advantage in the subsequent competitive process, nor does publication of this notice constitute a commitment to proceed to procurement.
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/075964-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement 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
-
- 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
- 11 Aug 2026Yesterday
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 26 Aug 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 Over 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075964-2026
11th August 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049162-2026
26th May 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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