Telent contract announced

01 February 2010, 1:12pm

1 February 2010 – telent, the technology services company, has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by First Great Western for the survey, design, supply, installation, systems integration and maintenance of their Station Information and Surveillance Systems (SISS) across 148 stations.

This contract, the largest award of its kind by a Train Operating Company (TOC), will see the installation phase of the contract completed by November 2010 and maintenance of the systems continuing till 2015. The contract covers in excess of 400 new Customer Information System (CIS) screens, 500 new speakers and 150 CCTV cameras as well as all associated structures being installed and supported across First Great Western’s estate.

telent is the leading provider of SISS maintenance and systems integration in the UK rail industry providing First Great Western with the proven support to ensure the integration of Atos Origin’s core CIS software and Atec’s core CCTV software to the associated station hardware. This skill set has been honed through existing contracts with Network Rail, South West Trains, National Express East Anglia, First Capital Connect and Merseyrail.

Matthew Golton, Projects and Planning at First Great Western, said: “On the basis of telent’s previous track record in this area, ability to cover all aspects of the work involved and proactive approach to project delivery, systems integration and maintenance we look forward to working with them, as our partner of choice, to deliver this important project.”

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