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title: "Alstom Class 345 UGMS Validation Reports"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078269"
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buyer: "Transport for London"
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# Alstom Class 345 UGMS Validation Reports

Buyer: Transport for London  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078269

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094626-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 20 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £49,600 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Transport for London |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72245000 - Contract systems analysis and programming services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 11:24 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094626-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094626-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract award 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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