GWR Supply and Installation of Balises

First Greater Western Limited
South West
Open procedure
16 March 2026 to 31 March 2027

Procurement, storage, design, and installation of Eurobalises at railway stations across the network to support Class 800 Hitachi fleet operations. The project includes ongoing maintenance and project change management to ensure system reliability and integration with existing signalling infrastructure.

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Awarded value: £2.5m; As published
Published: 16 May 2025
Awarded: 11 May 2026; Amaro Group Ltd
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Provision of design, procurement, installation, and maintenance services for railway signalling balises across national rail network infrastructure.

Supply or procurement of balises for GWR stations serving the Class 800 Hitachi fleet
Storage of balises
Design and installation of euro balises at GWR stations across the network
Programming of balises at GWR stations
Ongoing maintenance of the balises
Project change management

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 18 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 42 months
Contract dates: 16 March 2026 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 34940000

Services in this contract

Rail electrification and signallingMain service£512k typicalSupply, installation, programming and maintenance of balises at rail stations

Lifecycle

Published
16 May 2025
Contract awardedto Amaro Group Ltd
11 May 2026
Contract starts
16 March 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2027

The buyer

First Greater Western Limited

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The supplier

Amaro Group Ltd

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/321796/gwr-supply-and-installation-of-balises
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05157c
Last checked: 5 November 2026

First Greater Western Limited. GWR Supply and Installation of Balises. Contract award, 16 May 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/321796/gwr-supply-and-installation-of-balises (accessed 5 November 2026).