Request ID: FOI-3092-2223 Date published: 21 March 2023
You asked
• When the ULEZ cameras were ordered?
• When all the street signs were ordered?
• When did you tender the contract for fitting all the above?
• When did you award the contract?
• How many companies tendered?
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-3092-2223
Thank you for your request received on 21 February 2023 asking for information about Ultra-low Emission Zone (ULEZ) expansion cameras and signs. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we do hold the information you require. You asked: • When the ULEZ cameras were ordered? • When all the street signs were ordered? In March 2022, the Mayor announced his intention to consult on proposals for expanding the ULEZ to operate London-wide. A consultation on London-wide ULEZ proposals with a start date of 29 August 2023, took place between May and July 2022, and the expansion was later approved by the Mayor (with modifications) on 24 November 2022. As a result of the March announcement TfL followed the usual procedures to ensure preparedness in the event that the proposals to expand the ULEZ scheme London-wide were to be confirmed by the Mayor following consultation. Given the timescales involved if the consultation proposals were to be confirmed, TfL took steps to prepare for the contingency of an approved scheme. This included placing orders of critical components and materials that have long lead-in times based on current market conditions. Orders were placed on terms that allow them to be cancelled or the equipment re-used elsewhere. Camera and component orders were placed from April onwards. Street signs were ordered from December onwards. • When did you tender the contract for fitting all the above? • When did you award the contract? The works for Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras and signs are called off from existing contracts held by TfL. ANPR cameras works are provided under the Detection and Enforcement Infrastructure (D&EI) contract, this contract was awarded in 2014. The signage works are provided via the Highways Maintenance and Project Framework (HMPF), this contract was awarded in 2020. Please note that the contracts are framework / term contracts are not specific to the London-wide ULEZ, they are used for a variety of capital works so we place orders for projects as and when needed. • How many companies tendered? Four bids in total were submitted for the D&EI contract. The framework was awarded to Siemens (now Yunex). For the HMPF contract, four companies submitted bids. The framework was awarded to FM Conway (South), Tarmac Keir JV (North), and Ringway (Central). If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me. Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob Senior FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London
