--- title: "TPT348 - Network - Onboard Wi-Fi, mobile and station Wi-Fi" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-052a0f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-052a0f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-052a0f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-052a0f.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED" published: "2025-05-30" --- # TPT348 - Network - Onboard Wi-Fi, mobile and station Wi-Fi Buyer: TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052a0f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-052a0f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-052a0f.json) ## Summary TransPennine Trains Limited is currently in the planning stage of a procurement project titled "TPT348 - Network - Onboard Wi-Fi, mobile and station Wi-Fi". The project aims to bolster connectivity within the Pennine region, addressing existing gaps in 4G/5G reception as trains pass through city, urban, and rural areas. The industry category is communications network services, and the process will potentially span multiple locations within the United Kingdom, particularly focusing on the UKD3 region. Key activities in the procurement process involve conducting preliminary market engagement (PME) to refine the procurement scope and structure, with interested parties invited to respond by 13 June 2025. This engagement phase will help the buyer, TransPennine Trains Limited, identify viable solutions and suppliers for improving passenger and staff connectivity. The value of the tender is estimated at £15 million, and the procurement process is undertaken as a public authority-sub-central government project. This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in communications networks, telecommunications, hardware, and networking software packages, particularly those offering innovative solutions in onboard and station Wi-Fi, and mobile connectivity. By participating, organisations have the chance to form partnerships with a prominent public transport operator and gain exposure within the public sector. Suitable competitors might include technology firms with expertise in network systems and cyber security, or companies capable of providing comprehensive hardware installation services. Organisations interested in these opportunities should prepare to engage strategically in the market engagement process to influence the scope and procurement strategy effectively. ## Notice Connectivity in the Pennine region and across the operating area of TransPennine Trains Limited "TPT" can be 'patchy' as you pass between inner city, urban and significantly rural areas with 4G/5G reception being poor and not providing suitable bandwidth for the modern traveller. TPT want to engage the market to understand the options available for improving connectivity before defining the requirements and determining the best route to market. TPT are interested to here from suppliers who provide any of the following services; *On Train Communications, Network systems and Customer Wi-Fi *Mobile Connectivity for Staff and Connected Devices *Customer Wi-Fi at Stations *Linked Cyber Security Provisions For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Communications-network./97YK9GY52Q To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/97YK9GY52Q ### Planning Information Further information is provided via access code 97YK9GY52Q in Delta eProcurement. Objective of the PME TPT has included questions for interested parties to review and respond to. The aim of these questions is for the following reasons; •Understand the current market •Help refine scope •Define the procurement structure and route to market oProcurement structure example – Lot each requirement oRoute to market example – Customer Wi-Fi at Stations via a CCS Framework, Mobile Connectivity for Staff and Connected Devices via a Procurement Act Tender. Following closure of the PME period, TPT may, at its discretion, follow up with a select number of interested parties for further information to help achieve the objective. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided by any party will be treated as indicative information and not legally binding. Parties who do not respond to this PME notice will not be excluded from any future procurement activities related to this scope. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028908-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 13 Jun 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jun 2026 - 31 May 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | TRANSPENNINE TRAINS LIMITED | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M1 6LT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 48 - Software package and information systems - 51 - Installation services (except software) ### Codes - 32412000 - Communications network - 32412100 - Telecommunications network - 44316400 - Hardware - 48210000 - Networking software package - 48214000 - Network operating system software package - 51611100 - Hardware installation services ## Release History - 30 May 2025 at 15:06 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028908-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028908-2025 30th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/97YK9GY52Q - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Manchester:-Communications-network./97YK9GY52Q - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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