IS Consulting Ltd provides commercial management support to the transportation industry utilising high quality experienced personnel.

When Tube Lines was seeking to outsource the maintenance element of the company’s first whole life contract for communications and SCADA equipment they approached IS Consulting to provide specialist negotiation and procurement support to their team. IS Consulting Director Stephen Barber was seconded to Tubelines to support the pre contract and post contract delivery team led by Andy Pereira.

This £85m project not only required IS Consulting’s considerable technological and commercial experience, but also necessitated close co-operation and communication between IS Consulting and the installation delivery team to appoint a contractor to deliver an integrated contract. The IS Consulting procurement support services included review and analysis of tender returns, negotiations and amendments to contractual terms and conditions leading to a recommendation of acceptance of the successful tenderer Marconi who were subsequently awarded the contract.

As a direct result of the successful procurement services provided by IS Consulting on this project Tubelines has appointed IS Consulting to provide post contract commercial management services, including reviewing applications for payment, making recommendations for payment of sums properly due under the contract and internal reporting.

IS Consulting is also assisting Tube Lines and Marconi in implementing the open partnering style required from both sides to successfully administer and deliver the works.

It is anticipated that, by the use of modern technology and predictive asset management, the contract for the provision and maintenance of communications and SCADA equipment combined with the enhancement of the asset database, worth £150m overall, will halve Tube Lines’ unit maintenance costs.

IS Consulting is proud to have been involved in successfully delivering this thirteen year communications installation and maintenance package, which will bring modern technology to the Northern Jubilee and Piccadilly Lines of the London underground and assist in reducing maintenance costs.