Awarded contract

MetroWest Firmware Upgrade

Details

Buyer: West of England Combined Authority
Supplier(s): Network Rail Certification Body Ltd.
Value: £676,665
Duration: 10 months
Topic: Railway signalling works
Published: 8 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Network Rail to deliver essential firmware and platform upgrades to the Smartlock Support Server systems, which currently operate on obsolete and unsupported Windows platforms. These ageing installations present growing risks to reliability, safety assurance, cybersecurity compliance, and long‑term supportability, and cannot accommodate the new signalling functionality required for services in 2028. ## Contract award Title: MetroWest Firmware Upgrade

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 July 2026
Completed: Award published8 September 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date31 May 2027in 7 months

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