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
- Supplier
- Bridgeway Consulting Limited
- Value
- £4,887,398.88
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Railway construction works (CPV 45234100)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 041569-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Apr 2026
- Published6 May 2026Published 30 days after the contract date
Description
The Track Circuit Operating Device - Remote Controlled (T-COD (RC) or ZKL) is a Network Rail approved device that creates a circuit in the track that indicates that the section is occupied by simulating a train, which therefore sets the signals to red and the signallers track circuited section to occupied. This enables planned track work in a Line Blockage to have Additional Protection, in addition to signal protection for works to be carried out safely. A requirement is to ensure that the batteries to operate the device(s) are operable and charged. This does require regular maintenance to ensure that the equipment performs as required.
About the supplier
Bridgeway Consulting Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03478909).