Official UK procurement notice
The provision of Crane Controllers
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£984,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to A J SAFETY SERVICES LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Oct 2026, 13:23 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101015- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6caFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Urgency
- Published justification
- Urgent operational requirement requiring immediate access to competent crane controller resources to support planned track activities from September 2026 onwards.
- Safety-critical role requiring independence, with crane controllers acting as an independent safeguard with authority to stop operations where safety risks are identified.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published18 Aug 2026, 15:43 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published22 Sept 2026, 15:31 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Oct 2026, 13:23 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £984,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A J SAFETY SERVICES LTD12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2027 | £984,000 | 17 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · A J SAFETY SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 12 Oct 2026
- Value
- £984,000
- Period
- 12 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2027
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Resources competency as per TfL standards. · Schedule adherence and on-time delivery. · Safety trainings completion. …
- Resources competency as per TfL standards.
- Schedule adherence and on-time delivery.
- Safety trainings completion.
- Timesheet accuracy.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- A J SAFETY SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
- A J Safety services LTDAwarded 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