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The provision of Crane Controllers

Buyer: Transport for London →

BuyerTransport for London
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published18 Aug 2026

What is being bought

The provision of crane controllers to support operational activities across both London Underground Limited (LUL) and Rail for London Infrastructure (RFLI) track. The requirement: • Duration: 12months (interim arrangement) • Scope: Provision of crane controllers across multiple sites, including: o Arnos Grove o West Kensington o South Kensington o Leyton o Euston Square Crane controllers are essential for a wide range of track works, making this requirement critical to ongoing programme delivery.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleDirect Award under the Procurement Act 2023 - Urgency Ground The justification for the awarding this proposed contract to AJ Safety Services without competition is in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Section 41, Schedule 5, Paragraphs 35 which states: This justification is where the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure because the goods, services or works are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency. The urgency is unavoidable if it is not attributable to any act or omission of the contracting authority, and could not have been foreseen by the contracting authority. This contract shall be awarded without competition in accordance with the direct award provisions for urgency, where: • The Authority has identified urgent operational and safety risks requiring immediate rectification. • The circumstances were unforeseeable and not attributable to the Authority. • The timescales required to run a competitive procurement would result in significant operational disruption and safety risk. The decision to directly award the contract is based on the following urgency grounds: • The crane controllers are essential to construction operations, and downtime presents serious financial and operational consequences. • Continuing to operate without replacement introduces unacceptable safety risks. • There is insufficient time to conduct a competitive procurement procedure without causing: o Extended shutdown of operations o Health & safety risks to personnel o Potential contractual or regulatory breaches
Rationale classificationsurgency
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Documents & submission route

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Source data inventory

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

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Latest release ID078653-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 18 2026 14:43:02 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
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 valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Aug 2026award, contract078653-2026

All source data

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

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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