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Data Centre Infrastructure Service

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Buyer Address: Waterloo General Office, London, UKI45, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Sonia Diosee

Contact Email: sonia.diosee@networkrail.co.uk

Contact Telephone: +447957726915

Status
active
Procedure
selective
Value
185300000.0 GBP
Gross: 222360000 GBP
Published
03 Sep 2025, 16:09
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
72222300 - Information technology services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

This project is for a single partner to provide data centre infrastructure services (DCIS). The scope of the contract covers services needed to support NRIL's data centre infrastructure hosted within data centers, LAN/Edge compute rooms and Cloud Platforms. It includes networks (LAN and WAN), platforms, mainframe, servers, specified applications including tools and services required to effectively operate the infrastructure.

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Opportunity Context

More Information Links

External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053690-2025

Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

Lots

Lot 1 Status: active

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

Lot 1 Options: Optional Capex Projects and Great British Rail transition services.

Lot 1 Value: GBP 185,300,000

Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 222,360,000

Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-12-09T00:00:00+00:00

Lot 1 Contract End: 2033-10-10T23:59:59+01:00

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (65%)

Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Commercial (35%)

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender

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