Ipdr - Turbostar - Onboard Etcs Fleet Fitment Tender - 138797181

Procurement Summary

Country: United Kingdom

Summary: Ipdr - Turbostar - Onboard Etcs Fleet Fitment Contract

Deadline: 12 May 2026

Posting Date: 01 Apr 2026

Other Information

Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 138797181

Document Ref. No.: 43028

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

CPV Classification

34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
34620000 - Rolling stock
34631000 - Parts of locomotives or rolling stock
34632000 - Railways traffic-control equipment
34630000 - Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment
45234115 - Railway signalling works
45316200 - Installation of signalling equipment

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Tender Details

The railway industry is undergoing a major shift from traditional lineside signals to a fully digital railway. Network Rail is replacing physical signals with the European Train Control System (ETCS), which provides real-time, in-cab movement authority. ETCS gives drivers accurate, continuous information, allowing trains to run safely at optimal speeds and closer together. This leads to fewer delays, more capacity, improved reliability, and a more modern and cost- efficient railway. To deliver ETCS, both the signalling infrastructure and train fleets must be upgraded with new onboard equipment. Network Rail plans to procure a 15-year single supplier contract to design, supply and install ETCS onboard equipment and associated services for the Alstom Turbostar fleet family. The Turbostar fleet is the next priority because fitment and driver training must be completed ahead of the planned “signals away” for the Grantham Infrastructure ETCS Scheme on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). The Turbostar fleet are diesel multiple units (DMUs) built by Adtranz and later Bombardier (now Alstom) in Derby between 1997 and 2011. The family consists of 202 units of Class 168, Class 170, Class 171, Class 172, of which 168 are planned to be fitted owned by Porterbrook (145), Beacon Rail Leasing (12) and Angel Trains (12). The fleet to be fitted is operated across 6 Train Operating Companies (TOCs). As such there is a significant opportunity to implement a consolidated sourcing strategy which wil...

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 Tender Notice