AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Transport for London has published a pending award for detailed civil examinations of assets on London Overground’s Windrush Line, Weaver Line stations and Wembley C-Sidings. The named supplier is OCL RAIL LIMITED. The notice schedules signature for 3 November 2026, so it does not evidence a signed or active contract.
Published outcomePending award to OCL RAIL LIMITED for Lot 2 Detailed Examinations, with an award value of £2,167,165 excluding VAT (£2,600,598 gross).
Market significanceThis is a rail infrastructure inspection-services opportunity under a utilities procurement, covering London Overground assets and carrying a potential extension of up to 12 months.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
OCL RAIL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £2,167,165 excluding VAT; £2,600,598 gross GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names OCL RAIL LIMITED as supplier and reports amount £2,167,165 and amountGross £2,600,598. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 06380060.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published
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The document is described as a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and was published on 21 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 has status "pending"; the tender and lot are marked "complete".
Signature status
99% confidenceFuture signature scheduled; not evidenced as signed
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The award milestone is "futureSignatureDate" due 3 November 2026 and is scheduled.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£2,167,165
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Award 1 value.amount is 2167165 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£2,600,598
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 2600598 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20.
Award notice publication
99% confidence21 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-21T12:47:38+01:00.
Standstill end
99% confidence30 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z.
Scheduled signature date
99% confidence3 November 2026
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 2026-11-03T23:59:59Z.
Planned initial contract period
98% confidence3 November 2026 to 2 November 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-11-03 and endDate is 2027-11-02.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDetailed examinations of assets on the London Overground Windrush Line, Weaver Line stations and Wembley C-Sidings
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This wording appears in the procurement title and description.
Lot
98% confidenceLot 1 in the published tender data; award titled Lot 2 Detailed Examinations
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The award relates to relatedLot "1", while its title states "Lot 2 Detailed Examinations".
Service classification
99% confidenceRailway-track inspection services (CPV 71631470)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 71631470 with this description.
Delivery region
99% confidenceLondon (UKI)
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKI, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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The tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is "Competitive flexible procedure".
Regime
99% confidenceUtilities
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The tender specialRegime includes "utilities".
Competition information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation results are provided in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidencePlanned 12-month period
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The stated contract period runs from 3 November 2026 to 2 November 2027.
Extension provision
99% confidenceUp to 12 further months, subject to review towards the end of the first year
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The renewal description states that requirements will be reviewed before deciding whether to extend for a maximum of 12 further months.
Maximum stated extent date
99% confidence2 November 2028
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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-11-02T23:59:59Z.
Options
99% confidenceMinor works may be awarded through the contract
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The options description says a small amount of minor works requirements may be awarded through this contract.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published value is allocated to the single pending award, not to a separately priced lot.
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Award 1 reports the value and relates to lot 1; the supplied lot record contains no value.
Contracting status implication
99% confidenceCommercial delivery should not be treated as commenced from this notice alone.
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The award remains pending and signature is only scheduled for a future date.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus contract status
99% confidenceThe notice is a contract award notice, but the award is pending and no signed contract is evidenced.
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Award status is "pending" and the signature milestone is scheduled for 3 November 2026.
Lot numbering inconsistency
99% confidenceThe award title calls this "Lot 2", while the award’s related lot and the only supplied lot record are identified as "1".
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Award title states "Lot 2 Detailed Examinations"; relatedLot and relatedLots are "1"; tender lots contain only id "1".
Lot detail gap
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: a title, description and individual value for lot record 1.
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The supplied lot record has null title, description and value fields.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified.
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The supplied verification data records a completed company-number match to OCL RAIL LIMITED, company number 06380060.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award is pending; the supplied data does not evidence signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
- The award title refers to Lot 2, whereas the associated lot identifier is 1; the source does not resolve this numbering difference.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
- The supplied lot record has no title or description.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Transport for LondonOCL RAIL LIMITEDLondon Overgroundcivil examinationsrailway-track inspection servicespending award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is the named supplier?
OCL RAIL LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06380060.
Has the contract been signed?
No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and signature is scheduled for 3 November 2026.
What is the award value?
£2,167,165 excluding VAT, with a gross amount of £2,600,598.
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