Doing business with Crossrail As a publicly-owned company, Crossrail has a duty in the acquisition of works, supplies and services to obtain value for money, comply with the law and apply ethical behaviour in the management and expenditure of public funds. Doing business FAQs This is a list of frequently asked questions to assist you in finding the answer to your business queries

Policies and guidelines

Crossrail strongly supports and implements the Mayor of London's Responsible Procurement Report and Transport for London's supporting procurement policy and associated documents.

Responsible Procurement

Responsible procurement ensures that the procurement of works, services and supplies takes account of and promotes best practice with regard to the environment, supplier diversity, ethical sourcing, community benefits, fair employment practices and other relevant factors.

Ethical behaviour and relationships with suppliers

Crossrail will trade only with reputable and stable organisations whose delivery capability has been fully assessed and who continue to perform to requirements.

The complexity and scale of the Crossrail project will require collaborative behaviours from all. Crossrail will foster such a culture in contracts, contract management and in all relationships.

Procurement activities will meet the highest standards of integrity and ethical behaviour whilst meeting the best interests of the project. Procurement transactions will be conducted and concluded honestly, fairly and effectively. Procurement practice will be of the highest standard and closely monitored.

Contract terms will preferably be broadly consistent across the supply base and risk allocations will be designed to match market capacity and appetite.

Health, Safety and Environment Policy Statement

Crossrail is committed to implementing all the provisions in the TfL Health, Safety and Environment Policy (HSE). Our policy approach to health, safety and the environment is set out in the Crossrail Programme Health, Safety and Environment Policy.

Quality Policy Statement

The programme of work will be completed in accordance with a management system to ensure that the Sponsors' and other defined requirements are met. CRL's Quality Director is responsible for seeing this policy is carried out.

Whole Life Costing Policy

Crossrail recognises that the initial capital cost is only part of the total cost of Crossrail and will be actively considering Whole Life Cost as part of the design and implementation process.

Whole Life Cost can be defined as the sum of the costs of construction, operation, maintenance, renewal, disposal and replacement but adding in other costs such as land, asset income and carbon emissions. This will be based on an appraisal period of 50 years from the Target Final delivery Date.

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