Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Digital Reach Partners Limited SME, Freshwave Facilities Limited SME
- Value
- £935,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Electricity distribution and control apparatus (CPV 31200000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 029322-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Jun 2025
- Published2 Jun 2025Published the same day
Description
PROJECT REACH BACKGROUND TO NETWORK RAIL TELECOMS NR owns, operates and develops most of Great Britain's railway infrastructure, which includes over 16,000 km of fibre networks and c. 2,500 wireless masts with co-location potential alongside the rail corridor. These telecoms infrastructure assets are a critical enabler for NR to run a safe and efficient railway service to meet the needs of passengers and freight users. They support the delivery of secure, efficient and effective services to passengers and freight users by underpinning safety critical operational services, enabling future train control systems and delivering improved passenger experience and safety via information and security systems. BACKGROUND TO PROJECT REACH Project Reach is designed to advance wider government policy goals of improving public electronic communications connectivity; futureproof NR's telecoms infrastructure for its own rail requirements; and to enable the provision of the next generation of railway…
About the suppliers
Digital Reach Partners Limited: every public contract they have won.
Freshwave Facilities Limited: every public contract they have won.