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# Escalator Wheels and Chains Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/escalator-wheels-and-chains-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04e3aa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for London: "Escalator Wheels and Chains Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £12,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.s1-eu.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-coh-01900907)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £12,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 March 2025 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Parts of escalators
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e3aa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/escalator-wheels-and-chains-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04e3aa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [s1-eu.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.s1-eu.ariba.com%2FSourcing)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/escalator-wheels-and-chains-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-04e3aa#participate

## Description
This contract is a framework with three lots. Lot One - Escalator Step Chains; Lot Two - Escalator Wheels; and Lot Three - Escalator Auxiliary Chains. The framework agreements will have an initial term of five years with extension options up to a maximum of a further three years beyond the initial term

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Escalator Step chains
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42419530
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Supply and delivery of escalator step chains as per the London Underground specification and relevant standards.

### Lot 2: Escalator Wheels
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42419530
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Supply and delivery of escalator wheels as per the LU Specification and relevant standards.

### Lot 3: Escalator Auxiliary chains
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 42419530
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Description:** Supply and delivery of escalator auxiliary chains as per the LU Specification, British Standard and relevant standards.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Escalator Step Chains (active)
  - Award id: `043095-2026-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Kettenwulf GMBH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181634`
  - Value: £10,076,197 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Escalator Wheels (active)
  - Award id: `043095-2026-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Faigle kunststoffe gmbh**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181635`
  - Value: £6,344,004 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Escalator Wheels (active)
  - Award id: `043095-2026-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Precision Chains Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13069298`
  - Value: £6,344,004 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Escalator Auxiliary Chains (active)
  - Award id: `043095-2026-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Precision Chains Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:13069298`
  - Value: £1,065,049 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Escalator Wheels (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,344,004
  - Signed Date: 06/04/2026

- **Contract:** Escalator Step Chains (active)
  - Signed Value: £10,076,197
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2026

- **Contract:** Escalator Auxiliary Chains (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,065,049
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2026

- **Contract:** Escalator Wheels (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,344,004
  - Signed Date: 30/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F043095-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-05-11T14:20:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T00:07:36.061Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e3aa