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High Voltage Cable Supply

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31321300

Value£1.0m

Deadline11 Dec 2026

Published10 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 10 Sept 202692 days leftCloses 11 Dec 2026

Who to contact

BSFAribaAdministration@tfl.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£1.0mtotal contract value

median £94k

this tender£0£2.3m

This is a large award for Electrical Machinery & Apparatus — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This procurement is required to secure the supply of High Voltage (HV) cables to support London Underground's ongoing asset maintenance and renewal programme.

The contract will provide a reliable source of 11kV 3-core 185sqmm XLPE/SWA/MDPE cable, manufactured in accordance with BS 6622 and LU Standard S1931, ensuring continuity of supply for critical infrastructure works.

The requirement is for approximately 10km of cable,

Requirements

What the notice asks for

This procurement is required to secure

This procurement is required to secure the supply of High Voltage (HV) cables to support London Underground's ongoing asset maintenance and renewal programme.

The contract will provide a reliable source

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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