Tender

London Underground Lift Maintenance Contract

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

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Tender

02 Aug 2024 at 17:59

Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London (TfL) has initiated the tender process for a comprehensive lift maintenance contract covering approximately 112 lifts primarily located on the Jubilee, Northern, and Piccadilly lines. The contract, valued at £63.8 million, spans five years with an option to extend to a maximum of nine years. The procurement is in the tender stage with a deadline for submissions set for 6th September 2024. This contract falls under the services category, specifically lift-maintenance services, and involves both planned and reactive maintenance, including 24/7 fault response and mid-life interventions. The procurement method is a negotiated procedure under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016, with up to six suppliers advancing to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage based on their Supplier Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) scores.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in lift maintenance services. Companies with expertise in maintaining urban railway lift systems and a proven track record of high availability and efficient fault response will find this contract particularly attractive. The successful supplier will benefit from a long-term partnership with TfL, gaining the opportunity to showcase their capabilities on a prominent public transportation network. This contract is ideal for medium to large maintenance firms capable of providing comprehensive services including preventative maintenance, emergency fault response, and facilitating third-party inspections, all aligned to TfL's stringent performance standards.

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Notice Title

London Underground Lift Maintenance Contract

Notice Description

TfL's lifts are critical assets that facilitate the moving of passengers around the network- and as such it is essential that they perform to a high standard, notably around their availability. Whilst around 100 LU lifts are maintained in-house by LU's Direct Labour Organisation, LU is reliant on competent, capable contractors to maintain a large proportion of its lifts. TfL is aiming to procure a single contract to deliver the planned and reactive maintenance of c.112 lifts primarily located on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. The Supplier will deliver the planned preventative maintenance aligned to TfL's Cat 1 standards and will provide a 24/7 fault response service to address lift failures and entrapments. The Supplier will be required to carryout mid-life interventions of the lifts, as well as facilitating TfL and third party inspections. The contract has a duration of 5 years with an option to extend by up to a maximum of a further 4 years, 9 years maximum. Please note: Suppliers wishing to participate in the procurement process must email Lmc@tfl.gov.uk to gain access.

Lot Information

Lot 1

TfL is seeking to appoint a single supplier to deliver the planned and reactive maintenance of a portfolio of c. 112 lift assets across its network. This portfolio may be added to throughout the duration of the contract as lifts are replaced through TfL's separate renewals framework and subsequently added into this maintenance contract. The supplier will deliver the maintenance aligned to TfL's Cat 1 standard and will provide a fault response service to address asset failures and entrapments. This contract will have an initial term of 5 years with extension options up to a maximum of 9 years. This tender will follow the negotiated procedure under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 with any prospective supplier being able to compete in the Supplier Selection Questionnaire (SSQ) stage. Up to five of the highest scoring suppliers following the evaluation of the SSQ submissions will then be invited to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. The SSQ/ ITT will both be managed on TfL's e-tendering platform SAP Ariba. SSQ/ ITT submissions and any clarification queries must be submitted via the relevant SAP Ariba Sourcing Event. Registration Process In order to receive access to the SQS documentation, please follow the guidance in the following link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7a097b37-3090-4147-9d15-d09cc6e53b11 A summary of this guidance is as follows: 1. Submit TfL Supplier Request Form: If you have never done business with TfL before, and are not registered with TfL as a supplier please submit a TfL Supplier Request Form at the following link: https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/selfRegistration?realm=TfL This will create a supplier record for your company in the internal TfL sourcing system, allowing TfL commercial teams to invite your company to sourcing events. 2. Create your Ariba Network (SAP Business Network) Account: If you don't have an Ariba Network Account please create one at https://supplier.ariba.com and add to the account your sourcing event Users. 3. Request access to SSQ sourcing event Once your organisation has an Ariba Network Account please request access to the Lift Maintenance Contract SSQ sourcing event by emailing: Lmc@tfl.gov.uk. Please include which Ariba User from your organisation you would like to be added to the event (multiple users from one organisation can be added). You will then be added to the Ariba SSQ sourcing event where you can gain access to the SSQ documentation and submit your SSQ submission. A minimum of five of the highest ranked suppliers at SSQ stage according to the evaluation criteria will be invited to take part in the ITT, with a maximum of six suppliers.

Options: A minimum of five of the highest ranked suppliers at SSQ stage according to the evaluation criteria will be invited to take part in the ITT, with a maximum of six suppliers.

Renewal: Contract is for an initial five year term with renewals up to four years in total.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-048770
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024407-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

42 - Industrial machinery

50 - Repair and maintenance services


CPV Codes

42416100 - Lifts

50750000 - Lift-maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£63,800,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£63,800,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Sep 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
lmc@tfl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Post Town
East London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

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