Published date: 22 October 2025

Open opportunity - This means that the contract is currently active, and the buying department is looking for potential suppliers to fulfil the contract.


Closing: 28 October 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Installation of telecommunications equipment - 45314000

  • Telecommunications services - 64200000

  • Integrated telecommunications services - 64227000

Location of contract

North West, Any region

Value of contract

£150,000 to £250,000

Procurement reference

C4N101515561

Published date

22 October 2025

Closing date

28 October 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

21 April 2026

Contract end date

27 May 2026

Contract type

Works

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This is an enhancement scheme funded by the DfT and is part of a package of proposed measures in the Manchester area that are planned to boost capacity and resilience, emanating from the Cross Manchester Capacity and Reliability Improvement Study.

The scheme is for the design and delivery of an East facing turnback, located on the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Line (ELR: MVE1) adjacent to the existing Salford Hope Street (Cemex) sidings between Salford Central Station and the Oldfield Road Bridge.

At Victoria Station, the through platforms also accommodate terminating trains. The extended time to terminate and turnback in the platforms restricts platform availability for through services. The provision of the turnback siding will allow terminating services from the East arriving at Victoria to clear the platform, travel to the turnback siding and await their next turn of duty, clear of the station.

There is the further benefit of an additional stop at Salford Central Station for passengers to disembark for Manchester Spinningfields, a major employment location in the city centre. The turnback would also act as a service recovery measure during times of service perturbation.

The turnback is to consist of two roads, to accommodate trains up to 8 car x 24m in one road and 6 car x 24m in a second road; with access to and from platforms 3-6 at Manchester Victoria via existing connections. The new east facing turnback shall also be able to operate as a berthing/storage siding, with walking routes to allow train crew to access and egress the railway. The turnback will be fully electrified at 25kV and be fully signalled as a route for planned, rather than simply emergency, usage.

Scope entails but not limited to:

- Test all new FTN-x transmission circuits to support new FTN-x Network Requirements
- Test and commission FTN-x equipment in existing FTN/FTN-x Nodes
- Test new copper cables (Including VlVt where appropriate)
- Test Existing spare pairs on copper cables
- Testing of lineside telephony services
- Updates to the Northgate Concentrator at MROC

More information

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How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Thompson

Address

2nd Floor Optimum House
Clippers Quay
M503XP
UK

Telephone

07880787625

Email

mark.thompson@kier.co.uk