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London Trams - Fleet - Tram Brake Hydraulic Pump System Works (LTC25-848)

  • Transport for London

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066085

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ce64

Published 16 October 2025, 6:04pm



Scope

Reference

WS2589337323

Description

The tram vehicle uses a Hydraulic Pressure Unit (HPU) as a key part of the tram brake system.

There are four elements -

1) Tram Hydraulic system flushing

2) Tram HPU Cleansing

3) Existing FCC Filter Trolley Upgrade & Manufacture of one new Filler Trolley

4) Technical Support and maintenance of the Flushing Rigs and Filter Trolleys over the 5 year period


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £380,054 excluding VAT
  • £456,551 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

16 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 20 October 2025 to 20 October 2027
  • 2 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Utilities

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons

The justification for award of this proposed contract to the OEM, Hydac, without competition for the parts and services outlined in this paper, is that any change in supplier, design, or testing specification would oblige TfL to acquire parts that have different technical characteristics which would result in incompatibility or disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance; in accordance with the Provisions under the Procurement Act, Schedule 5 para 7 (a) & (b) as outlined below

Procurement Act

Schedule 5 Paragraph 7

The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where

(a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and

(b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.


Supplier

hydac

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYLV-4682-YGTJ

55 Station Road

Beaconsfield

HP9 1QL

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Transport for London

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHMT-6197-NWNZ

5 Endeavour Square

London

E20 1JN

United Kingdom

Region: UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)