Official UK procurement notice
Provision of LUL ERU Services
Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a 24/7 call-out emergency service with blue light capability to ensure rapid response attendance of fully equipped emergency response vehicles and railway infrastructure maintenance trained resources at both major and minor emergency incidents along the railway within the London M25 area to support with derailments, terrorist attacks and fatalities to major railway infrastructure damage (track/ signalling), along with day-to-day operational services that ensure the fastest response times to enable Network Rail to keep the railway moving for our passengers.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Mar 2025, 14:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 6 Jun 2025, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
ecm_47080- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-030520- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f905Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
A Transparency notice was issued which allowed potential suppliers to approach us should they be able to provide the same service that London Underground provides to Network Rail with their Emergency Response Units. A Contract Award Notice was subsequently published and following the mandatory standstill period no other supplier submitted a challenge to this procurement which leads us to confirm our belief that at this time, the required service is bespoke to railway operations and that only LUL have the resources and appropriate competencies available to Network Rail to respond within minutes of an emergency incident occurring.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
29 May 2025 → 6 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends29 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published6 Jun 2025, 11:40 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2025- Transparency notice published26 Mar 2025, 14:58 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 May 2025, 16:53 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected30 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published6 Jun 2025, 11:40 BSTUK7
- Buyer details updated6 Jun 2025, 11:40 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Underground Ltd, Transport For Londonjoint awardProvision of London Underground Emergency Response Unit Services31 May 2025 – 30 Apr 2028 · up to 7 Apr 2033Extensions: 3 year contract with 5 no. optional extension periods | £450,000 | 19 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of London Underground Emergency Response Unit Services · London Underground Ltd, Transport For London
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2025
- Value
- £450,000
- Period
- 3 Jun 2025 – 1 Jun 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPIs are not required as the contract is less than £5million including VAT.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- London Underground LtdAwarded supplier
- Transport for LondonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender