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Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre Renewal

Transport for London

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Transport for London

Buyer Address: 5 Endeavour Square, London, UKI41, E20 1JN, United Kingdom

Contact Email: BSFAribaAdministration@tfl.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
17000000.0 GBP
Published
30 Sep 2025, 09:19
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
01 Jun 2030, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
34632200 - Electrical signalling equipment for railways
Region
n/a
Awarded To
HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The required works are to renew the current Docklands Light Railway System Management Centre (SMC) and subsystems located in Beckton and Poplar control centres. The works include, but may not be limited to, replacement of SMC Servers, SMC Workstations, SMC Remote Workstations, Networking Hardware, Software, Cabling, Operational Training Workstations, spares provisions, updated installation, maintenance & operating procedures and operational & maintenance system training.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

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