Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-0665c6
- Published by:
- Network Rail Infrastructure Limited
- Authority ID:
- AA80490
- Publication date:
- 20 March 2026
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- UK6
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
Network Rail is undertaking a direct award to renew support and maintenance services for the Email Archiving Solution (EAS), also known as the Capax Enterprise Archive Solution. The EAS is a legacy email and file archive platform used to access, search, retrieve and reconstruct historic records for statutory, regulatory, audit and litigation purposes. Continued support is essential to maintain evidential integrity and ensure compliance with legal and information governance obligations.The service includes support and maintenance for approximately 52,050 EAS licences and associated components, including SOLR search, eDiscovery, archival and retrieval tools, and STORM functionality. The solution is hosted on‑premise within Network Rail infrastructure and supports a fixed historic dataset with no change to scope or functionality.This procurement is being awarded directly to Zantaz Data Resources Ltd, the only supplier licensed and technically capable of supporting the EAS platform and its dependent components. No alternative suppliers exist with the necessary technical rights or capability to maintain this legacy system. The direct award ensures continuity of a business‑critical compliance service while maintaining cost stability and value for money.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement description
Network Rail is undertaking a direct award to renew support and maintenance services for the Email Archiving Solution (EAS), also known as the Capax Enterprise Archive Solution. The EAS is a legacy email and file archive platform used to access, search, retrieve and reconstruct historic records for statutory, regulatory, audit and litigation purposes. Continued support is essential to maintain evidential integrity and ensure compliance with legal and information governance obligations.
The service includes support and maintenance for approximately 52,050 EAS licences and associated components, including SOLR search, eDiscovery, archival and retrieval tools, and STORM functionality. The solution is hosted on‑premise within Network Rail infrastructure and supports a fixed historic dataset with no change to scope or functionality.
This procurement is being awarded directly to Zantaz Data Resources Ltd, the only supplier licensed and technically capable of supporting the EAS platform and its dependent components. No alternative suppliers exist with the necessary technical rights or capability to maintain this legacy system. The direct award ensures continuity of a business‑critical compliance service while maintaining cost stability and value for money.
Contracting authority
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Identification register:
Address 1: Waterloo General Office
Town/City: London
Postcode: SE1 8SW
Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNZN-9524-VCQJ
NUTS code: UKI45
Email: humza.tayyab@networkrail.co.uk
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Supplier
Zantaz Data Resources Ltd
Identification register:
Address 1: 2 London Wall Place London Wall Place, 6th Floor
Town/City: London
Postcode: EC2Y 5AU
Country: United Kingdom
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTHT-6486-GTPD
NUTS code: UKI31
Email: wwhite@zantaz.ai
Type:
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Is this procurement under a special regime?
Utilities
Contract
1
Status: Pending
Related lots
1
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
30 March 2026, 23:59PM
Can this contract be extended?: Yes
Value
938175.87 GBP Excluding VAT
1125811.04 GBP Including VAT
CPV classifications
- 72267000 - Software maintenance and repair services
- 72252000 - Computer archiving services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
01 April 2026, 00:00AM to 29 December 2028, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 29 December 2030
Coding
Commodity categories
| ID |
Title
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Parent category
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| 72252000 |
Computer archiving services |
System and support services |
| 72267100 |
Maintenance of information technology software |
Software maintenance and repair services |
| 72267000 |
Software maintenance and repair services |
Software-related services |
Delivery locations
| ID |
Description
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| 100 |
UK - All |
Alert region restrictions
The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.
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Description
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There are no alert restrictions for this notice.
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About the buyer
- Main contact:
- N/a
- Admin contact:
- N/a
- Technical contact:
- N/a
- Other contact:
- N/a
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