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Picadilly Circus Escalator Controllers

Buyer: Transport for London →

BuyerTransport for London
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
Value£10,000,000
Published10 Apr 2026

What is being bought

The procurement of a new framework for Escalator Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Field wiring, Drives, Inverters, Human machine Interfaces (HMIs) and associated components is required to ensure continued safe and reliable operation of TfL's legacy escalator fleet.

Delivery location

UKI, GB

Categories

Escalators 42416400

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 1 Jun 2028 to 1 Jun 2033
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1EscalatorsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 42. The category anchor is Escalators (42416400); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 428554 median · 72.9 average (168 of 855 with a bid count)5.8 average (177 of 855 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKI635 median · 21.9 average (11 of 63 with a bid count)5.2 average (12 of 63 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)742 median · 2 average (1 of 74 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 74 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementYes
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
An MSQ will be issued via email. In order to take part in the MSQ please email: Oliversmith1@tfl.gov.ukengagement1 May 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-068023
Latest release ID032884-2026
Latest release timestampFri Apr 10 2026 13:43:19 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£10,000,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
10 Apr 2026planning032884-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
10 Apr 2026 · 032884-2026 · planning
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