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title: "Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a4a4"
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# Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a4a4

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## Summary

Transport for London (TfL), a public authority within the central government, initiated the tender process for the "Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal". Located primarily in London's UKI region, the procurement is categorised under utilities and involves key tasks such as the renewal of the management centre's systems at Beckton and Poplar control centres. The process was carried out through a direct procurement method due to the unique intellectual property rights held by Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited. Key milestones indicate that the award was announced on 30th September 2025, with the contract period starting from 1st April 2026 to 1st June 2030.

This procurement poses significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for companies with capabilities in railway signalling and electrical equipment manufacturing. Given the direct award nature, businesses holding exclusive technical expertise and intellectual property similar to Hitachi Rail GTS UK Limited, which retains proprietary rights over the Automatic Train Control signalling systems, would find themselves in a highly competitive position for similar tenders. While the original award for this contract was directed to a single supplier due to specific technical reasons, understanding the requirements and demonstrating similar exclusive capabilities could position businesses advantageously for future opportunities in this sector.

## Notice

The required works are to renew the current Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre (SMC) and subsystems located in Beckton and Poplar control centres. The works include, but may not be limited to, replacement of SMC Servers, SMC Workstations, SMC Remote Workstations, Networking Hardware, Software, Cabling, Operational Training Workstations, spares provisions, updated installation, maintenance & operating procedures and operational & maintenance system training.

### Procurement Information

Hitachi is the only supplier that can provide the required works for renewal of the System Management Centre (SMC) as they have exclusive ownership of the intellectual property rights (IPR) associated with the design, software and hardware of the Automatic Train Control (ATC) signalling system currently deployed at Docklands Light Railway. The SMC is a subsystem of the ATC signalling system. Access to Hitachi's software or source codes by other suppliers would invalidate the safety assurances given by Hitachi, in its capacity as the signalling design authority, that the system is and continues to be fit for purpose and safe to operate.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031274-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 1 Jun 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £17,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HITACHI RAIL GTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 34632200 - Electrical signalling equipment for railways
- 45234115 - Railway signalling works

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2026 at 08:45 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031274-2026
- 30 Sep 2025 at 09:19 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060756-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031274-2026
  7th April 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/060756-2025
  30th September 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.hitachirail.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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