Awarded contract

PBE Maintenance Support of Axel Wireless products on the GSM-R Network

Details

Buyer: Network Rail
Supplier(s): PBE EUROPE LIMITED
Value: £3,740,000
Duration: 10 years
Topic: Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
Published: 2 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Support agreement for the provision of third-level maintenance, repair and technical support services for the bespoke Axell repeater estate and associated Axell Element Manager (AEM) platform used across the GSM-R network. ## Contract award Title: Maintenance Support of Wireless Products on the Network Rail GSM-R Network

Timeline

Completed: Award published2 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date2 September 2026
Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2036in 10 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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