Awarded contract

XMC Support (Telecoms)

Details

Buyer: Network Rail
Supplier(s): ABB Power Grids UK Limited
Value: £2,344,938
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
Published: 5 November 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

This procurement is a direct award to Hitachi Energy UK Limited for the support and maintenance of PDH/XMC telecommunications hardware and its management systems, which are critical for Network Rail’s signalling and electrification operations. The contract covers 24/7 remote and technical support, repairs, service management, and professional services, ensuring operational continuity and safety. ## Contract award Title: XMC Support (Telecoms)

Timeline

Completed: Award date3 November 2025
Completed: Award published5 November 2025
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date30 November 2030in 4 years

About the buyer

Network Rail runs a safe, efficient railway, and buys as a central public body split between a national Route Services team and its regional routes. Network Rail's latest spend reporting covers Control Period 7, the 2024-25 financial year.

Safety-critical work needs audited status on RISQS, the rail industry's supplier qualification scheme, before Network Rail contracts directly.

Over the past 5 years, most of Network Rail's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and construction work.

Decision makers

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