Scope
Description
Network Rail intends to award a contract via direct award under the Procurement Act 2023 to Siemens Mobility Limited.
The new TRU electrified route will need to be controlled from the York ECR and the existing integrated electrical control centre (IECC) cannot be expanded any further. This project is required to relocate the control room from its current location to a new proposed location.
RailCom Manager is the existing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system within the current York IECC and has been installed since 2013. The newly installed TRU electrical infrastructure will need to feed into the new, York ECR and align itself with the SCADA system operating in that location (RailCom).
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £5,800,000 excluding VAT
- £6,960,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
15 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 22 December 2025 to 18 December 2026
- 11 months, 28 days
Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Utilities
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Single supplier - technical reasons
Siemens Mobility is the sole designer, manufacturer, and installer of the RailCom Manager system at the York Railway Operations Centre (ROC). Siemens holds exclusive intellectual property rights for the system's design, control software, and technical documentation. Since its commissioning, Siemens has provided ongoing maintenance and technical support, ensuring compliance with all safety and performance standards.
To maintain system integrity and reliability. Siemens Mobility Limited possesses unique expertise required to integrate the RailCom software with operational power, telecoms, and associated support systems. Due to these exclusive rights and specialist knowledge, Siemens is the only supplier capable of delivering both the hardware and software components efficiently and in full compliance with operational requirements.
The design for the new location requires significant ergonomics input and stakeholder consultation work that can only be undertaken by those with a deep understanding of the RailCom system, including its technical constraints, and operational impacts.
Siemens Mobility Limited, as the system owner and integrator, is uniquely positioned to lead this activity.
Supplier
SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED
- Companies House: 00016033
Sixth Floor, The Lantern, 75 Hampstead Road
London
NW1 2PL
United Kingdom
Email: contact.mobility@siemens.com
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNZN-9524-VCQJ
Waterloo General Office
London
SE1 8SW
United Kingdom
Region: UKI45 - Lambeth
Organisation type: Public authority - central government