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AwardedAwarded 30 July 2026

MetroWest Firmware Upgrade

The West of England Combined Authority · Local authority

In brief

The West of England Combined Authority awarded architecture and engineering and construction work to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited on 30 July 2026.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Network Rail Infrastructure Limited£676,665
Awarded 30 July 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 084763-2026
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 084767-2026
  3. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 084791-2026
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 084816-2026

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The West of England Combined AuthorityLast 12 months

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From notice 084763-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 8 September 2026, last updated 8 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.