London Streets Tunnels Operating Centre (LSTOC)

Tender description

Lot 1: The LSTOC is critical for the detection and management of incidents including fire safety by controlling ventilation in the tunnels to manage fire smoke and facilitating self-evacuation of incident in tunnel bores. Additionally, the LSTOC also assists TfL in facilitating incident responders, such as the emergency services, in performing their duties and functions. The modifications will extend the existing contract with Indra for a period of 3 years and are required so that Indra can continue to provide the LSTOC services. The rationale for the modification is to allow sufficient time for a comprehensive re-procurement exercise to be undertaken using the Competitive Flexible Procurement route to market. The system in question is mission-critical to the safety and continuous operation of the tunnel infrastructure within the TfL network. these additional services required from the original contractor are due to technical reasons and continuity of critical systems. A change of contractor cannot be made for economic and technical reasons without causing significant inconvenience or substantial duplication of costs.