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Contract Award Notice

The Design, Manufacture, Install, Commission, Long-Term Maintenance and Support of the London Overground Signalling Control and Display System, Automatic Route Setting, and Signalling Simulator 2025 - 2046

  • First published: 17 June 2025
  • Last modified: 17 June 2025
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-02b21c
Published by:
Transport for London
Authority ID:
AA24684
Publication date:
17 June 2025
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

As part of the planned renewal programme, London Overground (LO) is replacing its existing obsolete Signalling Control and display system (SCDS) and its associated automated route-setting facility (ARF) and signalling simulator.

There are three key drivers for the upgrade:

1) Several of the key components of the SCDS and ARF hardware are obsolete and maintenance support for the system by the system OEM is predicted to cease within two years.

2) The Train Describer system platform that supports the ARF is running close to capacity and may not reliably support a significant increase in train services as per the Mayor's Transport Plan.

3) The current automatic route facility system is prone to errors and requires significant manual effort to upload even minor timetable changes drawing regularly on operational resource to address.

Full notice text

Contract award notice – utilities

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Transport for London

5 Endeavour Square

London

E201JN

UK

Contact person: Steven Davies

E-mail: StevenDavies@tfl.gov.uk

NUTS: UKI41

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://tfl.gov.uk

I.6) Main activity

Railway services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

The Design, Manufacture, Install, Commission, Long-Term Maintenance and Support of the London Overground Signalling Control and Display System, Automatic Route Setting, and Signalling Simulator 2025 - 2046

Reference number: WS2048621082

II.1.2) Main CPV code

45234120

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Works

II.1.4) Short description

As part of the planned renewal programme, London Overground (LO) is replacing its existing obsolete Signalling Control and display system (SCDS) and its associated automated route-setting facility (ARF) and signalling simulator.

There are three key drivers for the upgrade:

1) Several of the key components of the SCDS and ARF hardware are obsolete and maintenance support for the system by the system OEM is predicted to cease within two years.

2) The Train Describer system platform that supports the ARF is running close to capacity and may not reliably support a significant increase in train services as per the Mayor's Transport Plan.

3) The current automatic route facility system is prone to errors and requires significant manual effort to upload even minor timetable changes drawing regularly on operational resource to address.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 5 459 866.00  GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

34942000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKI

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Contractor will be responsible for the delivery of the following activities which have been organised into two separate contracts.

Contract 1 - The design, manufacture, install, commissioning of a SCDS, ARS and Signalling simulator and dispose of the existing obsolete signalling equipment.

Contract 2 - Provide long term 3rd Line support and maintenance for the SCDS, ARS and Signalling Simulator for the anticipated 20 year life of the system. The Contract expected start date will be August 2026 to August 2046 following the successful completion of Contract 1.

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options:

The Long term maintenance agreement may be extended at the discretion of the Contracting Authority by a further 24 months in a series of two single 12 month extensions at the end of the initial 20 year term.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated with call for competition

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2021/S 000-010923

Section V: Award of contract

Title: The Design, Manufacture, Install, Commission, Long-Term Maintenance and Support of SCDS, ARS and Signalling Simulator

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

07/05/2025

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Siemens Mobility Limited

00016033

Sixth Floor, The Lantern,

75 Hampstead Road, London, England,

NW1 2PL

UK

NUTS: UKI

Internet address(es)

URL: www.siemens.com

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 5 459 866.00  GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

The procurement was conducted on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 under the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition.

TfL operates as a functional body of the Greater London Authority under the direction of the Mayor of London.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

HM Courts and Tribunals Service

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

UK

E-mail: Enquiries.centrallondon.countycourt@justice.gov.uk

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

06/06/2025

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
34942000 Signalling equipment Railway equipment
45234120 Urban railway works Construction work for railways and cable transport systems

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
StevenDavies@tfl.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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