Official UK procurement notice
Provision of High Voltage (HV) Cable Maintenance and Fault Repair Services
Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLondon Underground operates and maintains a High Voltage (HV) Power Distribution Network, which includes multiple bulk supply in take points that distribute HV power to substations and distribution points through HV cables. These cables, which are 11kV and 22kV, are installed across the London Underground rail, public highways, and Network Rail Infrastructure.
The existing network consists of cables over 80 years old, ranging from single and three-core Paper insulated Lead cables to Polymeric cables, with sizes varying from 70mm² to 630mm².
In addition to managing HV cables, the HV Cables department also manages the control cables within the power estate, including both copper Pilot and Fibre Optic cables.
To effectively manage fault repairs and maintain both HV and Pilot networks, the HV Cables department requires the ongoing support of a specialist contractor. This contractor will play a key role in assisting with power upgrades through project works.
This aims to secure a commercial partnership with a specialised contractor who possesses the expertise and experience necessary to support both planned and reactive maintenance for the London Underground HV infrastructure.
The services will cover maintenance, repair, fault finding, project support services and purchasing of cables to be installed.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 21 Nov 2032, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads · Highways engineering services · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Power distribution cables · Railway construction works · Railway engineering services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to roads and other equipment · Underground railway works
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 21 Nov 2032
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 19:35 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2025, 19:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
WS2528541853- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-046329- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052546Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework RISQS
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 15 Dec 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 19:35 BST
- Latest notice published5 Aug 2025, 19:49 BST
- Tender notice expected397 days ago26 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline362 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by342 days ago20 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts318 days ago15 Dec 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 19:35 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published5 Aug 2025, 19:49 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed5 Aug 2025, 19:49 BST
- Deadline published: 31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT5 Aug 2025, 19:49 BST
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 (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Via TfL e-tendering portal (SAP Ariba)
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender