Awarded contract

Provision of Signalling Simulator Software and additional Hardware to Wessex Route

Details

Supplier(s)
IST SIMULATIONS LTD, IST Simulations Ltd
Value
£607,000
Duration
7 months
Topic
Electrical signalling equipment for railways
Published
26 February 2026

Tender description

Procurement of additional signallling simulator panels and software to expand Wessex's operations capability by installing additional signalling simulator functionality, in order to develop the safety and performance capability of our operators, onto existing digital simulator facilities that exist across Wessex Route. We will harness existing hardware previously procured with additional software from the compatible Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to enhance our capability. The software will reflect the reality of relay interlockings for maximum efficacy of training, with Train Describer stepping functionality and a full system replica. Software/ hardware will be installed at Basingstoke and Woking facilities. ## Contract award Title: Provision of Signalling Simulator Software/ additional hardware to Wessex Route

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published26 February 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date26 February 2026
  3. Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2026in 4 days

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. Suppliers must register on BravoNR, Network Rail's procurement portal, before bidding for work. Every prospective supplier also registers on Find a Tender, the Cabinet Office's digital platform. Safety-critical work needs audited status on RISQS, the rail industry's supplier qualification scheme, before Network Rail contracts directly. A contract register lists every national contract and framework, with a contact for each. Network Rail's latest spend reporting covers Control Period 7, the 2024-25 financial year.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

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

Relevant CPV codes

  • 34632200 · Electrical signalling equipment for railways

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