Arcadis Partners with TfL to Deliver Data-Driven Decision Support System for Asset Investment

Arcadis has announced a new partnership with Transport for London (TfL) to implement a Decision Support System (DSS) powered by Arcadis’ Enterprise Decision Analytics (EDA) platform, aimed at enhancing how TfL plans and prioritises asset investment across its network.

The initiative will help TfL streamline its investment planning processes, improve usability for stakeholders, and increase agility in responding to changing operational and funding requirements. The project builds on Arcadis’ long-standing relationship with TfL and follows its recent appointment as a Technical Delivery Service Partner for Places for London.

TfL is responsible for managing tens of thousands of assets across a multi-billion-pound investment portfolio. While the organisation already operates a robust, data-driven approach to asset investment and prioritisation, the new DSS will consolidate multiple existing tools into a single, user-friendly platform. This consolidation is expected to support a leaner planning process, improve transparency, and unlock further opportunities for enhanced analytics and optimisation.

The system has been designed to integrate with TfL’s existing asset management systems, ensuring long-term scalability and sustainability as business needs evolve. The platform will produce clear, auditable outputs, helping TfL maintain its strong evidence-based decision-making while improving efficiency and responsiveness across its investment programmes.

Garry Sterritt, Head of Asset Strategy at Transport for London, said:“TfL has, over a number of years, developed a robust data-driven approach to asset investment. As our approach matured, we recognised it was essential to implement a Decision Support System that replicated what we already do, while enabling us to enhance it further alongside streamlining the processes, improving usability, and enabling greater agility.

“This will deliver a leaner investment planning process, creating more time for data analytics, scenario analysis and comparison, and programme optimisation – helping us to develop the most compelling case for asset investment and define the optimised portfolio of programmes and projects to maximise outcomes.”

Umar Khan, Transport for London & Places for London Account Director at Arcadis, said the partnership reflects a shared ambition to use data and technology to drive better outcomes for the capital’s transport network.

“We are delighted to deepen our partnership with Transport for London and deliver a solution that enables them to thrive,” he said. “By harnessing the power of data and advanced analytics, our Decision Support System will empower TfL to make smarter, more agile investment decisions, delivering long-term value for London’s transport network and its millions of passengers.

“This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to innovation, transparency and sustainable asset management.”

The deployment of the DSS marks a further step in TfL’s ongoing efforts to modernise asset planning and investment decision-making, ensuring funding is directed to where it can deliver the greatest benefit for passengers, communities and the wider economy.