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Supply of Sandite Adhesion Material

Transport for London · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:59.

Opportunity overview

This procurement is for the supply of Sandite, an approved adhesion material for application on LU infrastructure, using the Rail Adhesion Trains . The product is applied to the top of the running rails to remove leaf contamination and improve adhesion between the train wheels and the rails during leaf fall season as part of LU's Adhesion Management System. The Total amount is circa £1,165,415. Spend is not committed and the material will be supplied to LUL depots according to requirement. The justification for awarding this proposed contract is in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 Direct Award Section 41.6, Schedule 5, Paragraphs 7a & 7b which states : 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

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
14 Oct 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02878866
Location
Tamworth, UKG24, B79 7TA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WS2524713661
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Sandite is the only approved adhesion material for application on LU infrastructure, using the Rail Adhesion Trains which is only supplied by Lawrence Industries .

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Name
Transport for London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E20 1JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Endeavour Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Helen White
Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02878866
Name
LAWRENCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG24
Country
GB
Locality
Tamworth
Postal Code
B79 7TA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Lawrence House, Apollo, Lichfield Road Ind Est

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
02878866
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PHZV-3386-JQNZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
15 Oct 2025, 00:00
Title
Supply of Sandite Adhesion Material
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Value

Amount
1,165,415
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,398,498

Documents

Entry 1
Id
065136-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
14 Oct 2025, 12:14
Entry 2
Id
065406-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
15 Oct 2025, 08:37

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02878866
Name
LAWRENCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
14 Nov 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
14 Nov 2028, 23:59
Starts
15 Nov 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
24 Oct 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05cc32-2025-10-15T08:37:19+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·