Cable Car - TfL - Operate, Maintain and Business Development

<p>The London Cable Car (Emirates Air-Line) is a cableway system that opened in 2012 to support people travelling across the River Thames. There are two terminals: North Terminal which is situated at the Royal Docks in Newham and the South Terminal which is situated at Greenwich Peninsular in Greenwich. The Cable Car has 34 cabins (gondolas) that rotate around a continuous cable system. The journey is 1.1km long and reaches a height of 90m. There are six towers that elevate the Cable Car above the ground and across the river and TfL fully owns the business. The Cable Car is a very popular tourist attraction with over 1.3m customers each year and has helped develop the areas both sides of the river. The Cable Car has developed its business from being an alternative transport mode into a leisure-based attraction which has included delivering new experiences and events.</p>
<p class="govuk-body">TfL is seeking information from the potential suppliers in the various markets delivering services similar to those required to operate and maintain the Cable Car.</p>
<p class="govuk-body">Interested suppliers will be able to view and response to the Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ). TfL is issuing this PIN to invite responses from the market, with a view to understanding how the procurement may be structured to suit market capability. This PIN and MSQ form a standalone exercise intended to inform TfL as described above. As such, it does not form part of any procurement process. This MSQ should not be read as committing TfL to carrying out a procurement process. TfL reserves the right but is not obliged to carry out a procurement process in the future. If TfL were to decide to hold a procurement process.&nbsp;For the avoidance of doubt, if TfL carry out a procurement process, any responses to this MSQ will not be considered as part of any pre-qualification or tender stage.</p>