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title: "Elizabeth Line - Overhead Line Inspections & Maintenance Resources"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06570e"
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# Elizabeth Line - Overhead Line Inspections & Maintenance Resources

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06570e

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## Summary

The tender titled "Elizabeth Line - Overhead Line Inspections & Maintenance Resources" is initiated by Transport for London, located in London, United Kingdom. This procurement process, currently in the tender stage, pertains to the services industry category, specifically concerning repair and maintenance related to railways. The tender encompasses the provision of trained technicians to support overhead line maintenance and inspection activities across the Elizabeth Line and Trams' overhead line areas. The competitive flexible procurement procedure involves a three-stage tendering exercise, utilising the Rail Industry Supplier Qualification System (RISQS). Key timelines include the enquiry period ending on 6th March 2026, the submission deadline on 17th April 2026, and the contract award anticipated by 1st May 2026. The contract, valued at approximately £4.46 million, is set to commence on 2nd May 2026 and may extend through to 2031 under special utilities regime legislation.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in railway infrastructure services, particularly those with expertise in overhead line maintenance. Suitable businesses would include SMEs capable of providing skilled technicians with necessary certifications like OLEC 3 competency and exhibiting strong technical and commercial capabilities, as outlined in the selection criteria. The contract offers a framework agreement allowing mini competitions and potential expansions in service scope, thus providing a valuable platform to establish or enhance industry presence. Transportation companies and maintenance service providers with the requisite economic and technical qualifications are encouraged to tender, leveraging the potential multi-year engagement to solidify strategic business development within the UK railway sector.

## Notice

Elizabeth Line Infrastructure and Trams Maintenance Delivery (IMD) require the supply of suitably trained and competent technicians to work alongside the Elizabeth Line and Trams in-house team of IMDT's (Overhead Line) on a roster basis as required by the business. The positions are intended to support the IMD Supervisor (Overhead Line) fulfil the business needs for carrying out Overhead Line Faulting, Maintenance, Renewals and Inspection activities in the Elizabeth Line COS (Central Operating Section) and Trams Overhead Line overlay areas at fringes

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Potential to increase the scope or quantity of resource depending on contracting authority's requirements.

Renewal: Extension of services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014759-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 May 2026 - 1 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,457,000 |
| Lots value | £4,457,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| 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

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

## Release History

- 18 Feb 2026 at 13:03 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014759-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014759-2026
  18th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/suppliers-and-contractors/become-a-tfl-supplier
  Tender documents will be available via the e-tendering portal SAP Ariba

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04e7db
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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