Siemens London Underground contract
Request ID: FOI-3072-1819
Date published: 12 March 2019
You asked
Dear Tfl,
Could you please inform me under FOI legislation,
-When did Transport for London first became aware that Siemens would manufacture a number of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line in Austria, as part of the contract awarded to them by TfL?
-Were TfL aware Siemens intended to build a number of the new trains in Austria before November 20, 2018?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-3072-1819
Thank you for your email received by Transport for London (TfL) on 12 February 2019.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require. You asked:
-When did Transport for London first became aware that Siemens would manufacture a number of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line in Austria, as part of the contract awarded to them by TfL?
-Were TfL aware Siemens intended to build a number of the new trains in Austria before November 20, 2018?
All Bidders submitted their final bid proposals in December 2017. The Siemens bid confirmed trains would be manufactured in their existing facilities in Vienna. In accordance with EU Utilities procurement regulations it is not possible to take into consideration the proposed country of manufacture when making the award decision.
The award recommendation approved by TfL’s Programmes and Investment Committee in May 2018 was made on the basis of anonymised Bidder information evaluated in accordance with the published evaluation criteria which as stated above cannot include the location of manufacture.
We will continue to work with Siemens to maximise the number of new state-of-the-art trains that can be built in a new facility in Goole while ensuring they can start serving Piccadilly line customers from 2024. We are also seeking to ensure that the manufacturer provides as many apprenticeship, employment and sub-contract opportunities as possible to UK businesses to help deliver the new fleet of trains.
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Yours sincerely
Eva Hextall
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
Siemens London Underground contract
Dear Tfl,
Could you please inform me under FOI legislation,
-When did Transport for London first became aware that Siemens would manufacture a number of the new generation Tube trains for the Piccadilly line in Austria, as part of the contract awarded to them by TfL?
-Were TfL aware Siemens intended to build a number of the new trains in Austria before November 20, 2018?
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