Official UK procurement notice
Annual SCRIM and SCANNER Surveys on the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN)
Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is for the provision of two annual surveys to support investment decisions on Transport for London Road Network (TLRN):
a) A provider of annual Sideways-Force Coefficient Routine Investigation Machine (SCRIM) survey to identify areas of poor skid resistance on the TLRN; and
b) A provider of annual Surface Condition Assessment of the National Network of Roads (SCANNER) survey to assess the road profile and any deformation issues on the TLRN.
The anticipated duration of the contract is 36 months with an option to extend by up to 24 months.
TfL reserves the right to cancel or terminate this procurement at TfL's discretion and without liability to any applicant. The SCRIM Survey shall be carried out in accordance with the Highways England Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) CS 228 Skidding Resistance (formerly HD 28/15), the Transport for London Skid Resistance Policy. The SCANNER Survey shall be carried out in accordance with the latest version of the SCANNER User Guide and Specification (Volumes 1 to 5) published by the UK Roads Board. The network to be surveyed comprises of Mainline (Dual and Single carriageway) sections and Slip Road sections.
CPV: Road-inspection services · Surface surveying services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST
- Authority reference
tfl_scp_002546- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062580- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a8e1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Oct 2025 → 25 Aug 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published388 days ago6 Oct 2025, 15:16 BST
- Market engagement374 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
To register your interest please submit a maximum of 2 pages to hannahhinchliffe@tfl.gov.uk detailing your company name, contact details and experience. Please also confirm your interest for SCRIM, SCANNER or both surveys.
- Contract starts66 days ago25 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Oct 2025, 15:16 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender