Opportunity Overview
Service Scope
Network Rail (NR) is issuing a Tender Notice for acquiring services related to Monitoring of the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) in Great Britain.
The procurement scope includes designing, building, operating, and maintaining specialised sensor technologies for capturing, processing, storing, and transmitting output data. Separate from the core fleet requirements, OLE monitoring has been identified as an area where it is most effective to gather data from in-service passenger trains, with successful trials having been undertaken. The primary benefit of this approach is the frequency of data collection, which can provide alerts for emerging defects, allowing a quick response to prevent dewirements and the associated significant train service disruption.
New Technology and Innovation
Network Rail is agnostic to the method of data collection, and is keen to promote new technology and innovation. For this dynamic OLE project, the solutions provided to meets the requirements must be a demonstrably proven solution.
Scope and Specification Documents
Technical Requirements Specification are available in Network Rail’s Bravo Platform to help the market understand whether they can meet NRs requirements. Please be aware NR reserves the right to issue updated versions of this document to Participants as and when the need arises, in order to reflect the current stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, together with any changes to the Procurement or any new information.
The requirement will be met through a single stage competitive flexible procedure, comprising multiple parallel contracts across two lots. The scope covers roof mounted OLE monitoring and forward facing video systems, including supply, installation, operation, maintenance and secure data provision, with requirements fixed at contract acceptance and future innovation addressed separately.
• Lot 1 - Roof-Mounted Pantograph/OLE Monitoring
• Lot 2 - Forward-Facing Video and Analytics
The...
Network Rail (NR) is issuing a Tender Notice for acquiring services related to Monitoring of the Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) in Great Britain.
The procurement scope includes designing, building, operating, and maintaining specialised sensor technologies for capturing, processing, storing, and transmitting output data. Separate from the core fleet requirements, OLE monitoring has been identified as an area where it is most effective to gather data from in-service passenger trains, with successful trials having been undertaken. The primary benefit of this approach is the frequency of data collection, which can provide alerts for emerging defects, allowing a quick response to prevent dewirements and the associated significant train service disruption.
New Technology and Innovation
Network Rail is agnostic to the method of data collection, and is keen to promote new technology and innovation. For this dynamic OLE project, the solutions provided to meets the requirements must be a demonstrably proven solution.
Scope and Specification Documents
Technical Requirements Specification are available in Network Rail’s Bravo Platform to help the market understand whether they can meet NRs requirements. Please be aware NR reserves the right to issue updated versions of this document to Participants as and when the need arises, in order to reflect the current stage of the Competitive Flexible Procedure, together with any changes to the Procurement or any new information.
The requirement will be met through a single stage competitive flexible procedure, comprising multiple parallel contracts across two lots. The scope covers roof mounted OLE monitoring and forward facing video systems, including supply, installation, operation, maintenance and secure data provision, with requirements fixed at contract acceptance and future innovation addressed separately.
• Lot 1 - Roof-Mounted Pantograph/OLE Monitoring
• Lot 2 - Forward-Facing Video and Analytics
The...
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| Issuing agency | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Category | Government Procurement |
| Estimated value | $31.8M |
| Published | July 15, 2026 |
| Procurement stage | Request for Proposal (RFP) |
| Response due | Not specified / rolling |
| Status | Open — accepting responses |
| Official source | View original notice |
| Last verified | August 09, 2026 |
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: UK Government (Find a Tender).
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