TCS seen front-runner for $3.5-bn Britain's Network Rail contract

HCL, Wipro also likely to bid for UK's biggest IT tender

Indian majors are preparing to bid for the biggest ever information technology (IT) management contract in Britain, valued around $3.5 billion (nearly Rs 250 billion ).

A multi-year one, to be decided in 2019, it is to be floated by Network Rail, a state-owned entity which manages that country’s railway network. 

According to multiple sources, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has an edge over others — it has had a long relationship with Network Rail and has a large presence in Britain and the rest of Europe. The Mumbai-headquartered company has been working with Network Rail for five years, managing its