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Alstom Class 345 UGMS Validation Reports

Transport for London

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07 Oct 2026 at 11:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London commissioned a technical services requirement concerning the Infrastructure Monitoring System fitted to Alstom Class 345 trains. The system produces real-time data on infrastructure quality. The work is an acceptance report for Network Rail on the system’s use with the Class 345 fleet, intended to provide assurance evidence for Network Rail’s adoption of the system across routes used by Elizabeth line services. TfL’s stated purpose is to support predictive and reactive infrastructure maintenance using this data, addressing infrastructure defects that contribute to delays. The service is delivered in the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Hitachi Rail Limited. TfL used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award date was 6 October 2026. The award is valued at £49,600 excluding VAT (£59,520 including VAT). The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 20 October 2027. The requirement was handled as one lot. The stated award is for the Class 345 Infrastructure Monitoring System Network Rail UGMS acceptance report. No evaluation basis is set out in the procurement information; the direct, non-competitive route is the stated method. The award is active.

This award shows demand for product-specific assurance work around Transport for London’s Class 345 Infrastructure Monitoring System and its use by Network Rail. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need to understand the proprietary Hitachi Rail system, its real-time infrastructure-quality data and the requirements for an acceptance report that supports Network Rail’s adoption. Relevant capability would include technical analysis of system outputs and the ability to provide assurance evidence for use across the routes served by Elizabeth line trains. The direct award to the system’s proprietary product supplier indicates the importance of access to, or expertise in, that system; this is a specialist requirement rather than a general infrastructure maintenance service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Alstom Class 345 UGMS Validation Reports

Notice Description

The Class 345 rolling stock units are fitted with an Infrastructure Monitoring System (IMS) which produces real-time infrastructure quality data. This system is a proprietary Hitachi Rail product. TfL has requested Network Rail (NR) to use this data to improve their predictive and reactive infrastructure maintenance to reduce the impact of infrastructure defects which currently account for 10% of all Network Rail of all delay-minutes on the Elizabeth line and hence ~0.13 JTM for the Elizabeth Line. Delivery of this work will provide the additional assurance evidence that will allow NR to adopt IMS across the NR routes over which Elizabeth Line services operate.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078269
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094626-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72245000 - Contract systems analysis and programming services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£49,600 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
20 Oct 2026 - 20 Oct 2027 1-2 years
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
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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