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Rail Plant Performance System

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited · Central government

In brief

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £529,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 37 months, up to 61 months with extensions, starting 2 August 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 44 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Network Rail is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for the future provision of a managed service for the Rail Plant Performance System (Rail PPS), a bespoke online system used to record and analyse rail plant performance. The anticipated requirement includes application hosting, maintenance and support, data backup, data import and extraction, technical and user support, service management and source code/data management. The contract may also include future software development and system enhancements, including mobile functionality, reporting, system integrations and other improvements commissioned through agreed work packages. This PME is intended to understand market capability, appetite, delivery approaches and potential barriers to competition and to inform Network Rail’s future procurement approach.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 107551-2026

About the buyer

Network Rail Infrastructure LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

252

Awards

89

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From notice 107551-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 12 November 2026.