Official UK procurement notice
Manpower Support for High Voltage Feeder Cable Renewal
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of experienced multi-skilled operatives to support the installation of High Voltage (HV) cable infrastructure across the TfL network. The service includes installation of HV Cable Route Management Systems (CRMS) and HV power cables weighing approximately 20 kg per metre.
The supplier shall provide suitably qualified and experienced personnel with demonstrated expertise in heavy cable installation activities, including:
Installation and handling of HV cables and associated cable management systems.
Operation of London Underground cable trains.
Delivery, movement, and handling of cable drums weighing up to 5 metric tonnes.
Use of cable winches and associated equipment for cable installation works.
Support for cable pulling, routing, positioning, and associated installation activities in rail and tunnel environments.
An estimated requirement of approximately 800 shifts is anticipated over a 12-month period to support the installation of the first cable section. All resources must be competent, trained, and capable of working safely within the TfL operational environment.
CPV: Supply services of commercial or industrial workers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedPublished value£450,000
- Value
- £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 09:22 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 09:22 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 15 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f798
- Call-off under framework Intention to Use RISQS as a Dynamic Market for Cable Procurement
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- 8 Feb 2027, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Jan 2027, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published9 days ago11 Sept 2026, 09:22 BST
- Tender notice expectedin 90 days18 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification questions byin 127 days25 Jan 2027, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 141 days8 Feb 2027, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 177 days15 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 218 days26 Apr 2027, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published11 Sept 2026, 09:22 BSTUK3
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender