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title: "London Underground Lifts & Escalators Strategy"
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# London Underground Lifts & Escalators Strategy

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a12c

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## Summary

Transport for London is seeking suppliers for the London Underground Lifts & Escalators Strategy. The procurement falls under the works category and involves engagement with suppliers capable of delivering requirements for lift, escalator, and moving walkway assets. The current contracts managing these assets expire in March 2025, prompting consideration for effective delivery of needed operational, maintenance, and renewal services.

This tender presents an opportunity for product manufacturers, installers, maintainers, and organizations involved in testing and inspections of assets to engage with Transport for London. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with the tender period ending on 1st March 2023. Suppliers interested in participating in the market engagement exercise can register their interest by emailing davidpierce@tfl.gov.uk and providing a response by the specified deadline. This early market engagement aims to inform the development of the contract packaging and procurement strategy.

## Notice

London Underground (LU) is seeking to engage with suppliers capable of delivering our requirements for our lifts, escalators and moving walkways assets to inform and aid the development of our strategy for future contracts for these assets. Current key, long term contracts, which manage these assets on a whole-life basis expire in March 2025. This provides an opportunity to consider how the broad range of works, services and supplies we need to operate, maintain and renew these assets can be delivered in the most effective way. LU currently manages its lift, escalator and moving walkways assets through contracts with external providers in combination with its in-house Direct Labour Organisation (DLO). Contracts expiring in March 2025 include LU's Lift Management contract which currently manages over 130 lift assets; and two whole-life contracts managing c. 175 escalator assets combined. These three contracts operate on a whole-life basis, and include capital renewals in the form of replacements and refurbishments and ongoing planned and reactive maintenance. These are supplemented by specific contracts for certain maintenance activities including escalator cleaning and programmable logic controllers maintenance; as well as the maintenance and refurbishment activities our DLO carries out. This PIN is issued to commence early market engagement with the purpose of helping LU identify and analyse options for our contract packaging and procurement strategy. We are seeking to engage with product manufacturers, installers, maintainers and organisations able to carry out testing and inspections of assets. Suppliers interested in participating in this market engagement exercise are invited to confirm their interest and to provide a response to the Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) provided. Responses to the MSQ will be used to assist TfL's understanding of the supply market's capacity, capabilities and delivery and contracting models. LU may also invite to participate in further engagement and which may include an industry day and 1:1 meetings. Should we do so, details will be confirmed and suppliers invited to participate via TfL's e-procurement portal. Suppliers should note that this does not mark the commencement of a formal procurement process; but solely market engagement to inform the development of our strategy. Market engagement will be conducted in an open manner and will in no way prejudice any future formal procurement process. Participation or non-participation in this market engagement exercise will neither advantage nor disadvantage any suppliers. Suppliers are though encouraged to engage, so that they are able to positively influence our procurement strategy. Suppliers are invited to register their interest in this early market engagement process by e mailing davidpierce@tfl.gov.uk. Suppliers will then be added to the relevant project in SAP Ariba and invited to participate, and are requested to provide their response by midday on 01 March 2022.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This PIN is published for the purposes of market engagement only. Any formal procurement process will begin following the publication of a separate notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005817-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | 27 Sep 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45313000 - Lift and escalator installation work

## Release History

- 28 Feb 2023 at 12:53 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005817-2023
- 30 Jan 2023 at 15:22 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002814-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://tfl.gov.uk
- https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/suppliers-and-contractors/become-a-tfl-supplier

## Provenance

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