IPDR - Turbostar - Onboard ETCS Fleet Fitment Contract
Description
The railway industry is undergoing a major shift from traditional lineside signals to a fully digital railway.
Network Rail is replacing physical signals with the European Train Control System (ETCS), which provides real-time, in-cab movement authority.
ETCS gives drivers accurate, continuous information, allowing trains to run safely at optimal speeds and closer together. This leads to fewer delays, more capacity, improved reliability, and a more modern and cost- efficient railway. To deliver ETCS, both the signalling infrastructure and train fleets must be upgraded with new onboard equipment.
Network Rail plans to procure a 15-year single supplier contract to design, supply and install ETCS onboard equipment and associated services for the Alstom Turbostar fleet family.
The Turbostar fleet is the next priority because fitment and driver training must be completed ahead of the planned โsignals awayโ for the Grantham Infrastructure ETCS Scheme on the East Coast Main Line (ECML).
The Turbostar fleet are diesel multiple units (DMUs) built by Adtranz and later Bombardier (now Alstom) in Derby between 1997 and 2011. The family consists of 202 units of Class 168, Class 170, Class 171, Class 172, of which 168 are planned to be fitted owned by Porterbrook (145), Beacon Rail Leasing (12) and Angel Trains (12). The fleet to be fitted is operated across 6 Train Operating Companies (TOCs).
As such there is a significant opportunity to implement a consolidated sourcing strategy which will drive value, economies of scale and consistency into the procurement and delivery of the works over this proposed fifteen 15-year contract period.
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About This Opportunity
This is a works contract in the information and communication technology, transport and logistics and construction and civil works sectors, with a focus on Railways, Network Infrastructure and Rail Transport. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums, with an estimated budget of GBP 234.0 million.
Published through UK FTS - Find a Tender Service, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for civil works in the information and communication technology sector. Works contracts of this nature generally require demonstrated experience in similar infrastructure projects, adequate equipment and technical personnel, and financial capacity including bank guarantees. This is an advance notice โ the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.