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Published 26 May 2023, 14:43 BST

Official UK procurement notice

London Cable Car Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Contract

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£72,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2023awarded 20 Mar 2024
Awarded to First London Cableway Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for London (TfL) and Dockland Light Railway Limited (DLRL) have awarded to a sole supplier for the provision of services for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract for the London Cable Car (LCC) for a period of five (5) years (initial contract period) and with an option to extend for a maximum of three (3) additional years.

The O&M contract has five defined operating functions that the Contractor will provide services for:

  1. Operations
  2. Cableway Maintenance
  3. Facilities Management
  4. Retail
  5. Business Revenue Development

With respect to the cableway maintenance services (point 2 above), the successful Contractor has entered into a nominated sub-contract (the Cableway Sub-Contract) with Doppelmayr Cable Car.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: London · London.
Extensions: The London Cable Car (LCC) Contract is for a for a period of five (5) years (initial contract period) and with an option to extend by one or more extensions (at DLRL's option) for a maximum of three (3) additional years.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Full details of the requirements can be found in the procurement documents accessible via Transport for London (TfL) e-sourcing portal.

    Award criteria are as stated in the procurement documents.

    Applicants should note that they may be required to supply audited accounts in line with the requirements set out in the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ).

  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the procurement documents (Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ)).

Shortlisting
Please refer to the procurement documents SQ and Appendix 5 - Procurement Information for Tenderers (Invitation To Tender (ITT) Stage)).

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
26 May 2023, 14:43 BST
Last source update
26 Mar 2024, 14:56 GMT
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-009834
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cfe0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Please refer to the procurement documents.

Publisher note: Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the selection questionnaire (SQ) (in accordance with the requirements set out in the SQ by the time limit in (Section IV.2.3) above)). The contracting authority (DLRL) considers that this contract is suitable for consortia. Tenderers should note that the procurement documents provide indicative information of the contracting authority's (DLRL) intended approach in the procurement process at this stage and are for general information only. The contracting authority (DLRL) reserves the right to vary, amend and update any aspects of the procurement documents and final details and versions of the procurement documents will be confirmed to applicants successful in being selected to participate in the relevant tender stages of the procurement procedure. The contracting authority (DLRL) reserves the right not to award the opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this Contract Notice. An overview of the intended procurement process at Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage (subject to change and to the terms of the ITT documents themselves) can be found in Appendix 5 - Procurement Information for Tenderers (Invitation To Tender (ITT)) of the suite of documents provided for the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) stage. DLRL intends to make a draft version of the ITT documents available to Tenderers. Please note the following in order to access the tender documents to this procurement: Tender documents will be provided electronically via TfL's e-tendering portal SAP Ariba. Responses should be submitted electronically via TfL's e- tendering portal SAP Ariba. Interested Tenderers are to register with SAP Ariba via TfL's Supplier self-registration link, in order to participate in the tender process: https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/selfRegistration?realm=TfL. SAP Ariba Supplier Registration Help Page: https://help.sap.com/docs/ARIBA_NETWORK_SUPPLIERS/ddd75910f67b4212b1c83f9d68cd2f01/de32f3eaf0181014be26e0d2a68be9ef.html. If you have any queries regarding your registration, please email: [email protected] IMPORTANT NOTICE: ONCE REGISTERED, TENDERERS MUST SEND THEIR REGISTRATION DETAILS TO THE CONTACT EMAIL IN SECTION 1 OF THIS NOTICE IN ORDER TO VIEW THE OPPORTUNITY AND SUBMIT A RESPONSE. Tenderers must also click 'Intend to Bid' in order to fully register against the contract opportunity. TfL will not be liable to any person for any costs whatsoever incurred in the preparation of bids or in otherwise responding to the SQ or ITT. The contract value stated on this notice is an estimate range based on forecast purchase volumes and does not represent a promise or any guarantee to those amounts.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Jun 2023 → 26 Mar 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2023, 13:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    19 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Mar 2024, 14:56 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    26 Mar 2024, 14:56 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    26 Mar 2024, 14:56 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
First London Cableway Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic bodyTransport GB-COH: 2052677 5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE, LONDON, London, E201JNContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court, Royal Courts of Justice LondonReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria