Transport for London is citing UK procurement law in response to questions from Mobility Payments about when it will announce the winner of its revenue-collection contract, which a TfL board committee awarded 10 days ago.
At issue appears to be the “standstill” period that is part of UK procurement legislation. Under the law that applies to the agency’s current revenue-collection contract procurement–the Public Contracts Regulations 2015–a public agency on a competitive procurement can’t enter into a contract for a minimum of 10 calendar days after notifying each bidder of the contract award.