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title: "Adhesion Prediction Tool Replacement"
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# Adhesion Prediction Tool Replacement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adhesion-prediction-tool-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-0515bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for London: "Adhesion Prediction Tool Replacement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-coh-01900907)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Custom software development services, Industry specific software package, Programming services of packaged software products, Railway transport services, Support services for railway transport
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adhesion-prediction-tool-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-0515bb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0515bb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/adhesion-prediction-tool-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-0515bb#tl-md)

## Description
This notice is issued by TfL to notify the market of our intention to carry out market engagement and a potential future tender which may commence in March 2026.
The total contract value is unknown at this time we are embark on this market engagement process. This process does not commit TfL or potential suppliers to any spend.
The specification has yet to be developed, however the findings from this market engagement process will inform the final specification.
Scope:
To transport the high number of passengers required in a modern city constrained by legacy tunnels and platform lengths needs more frequent trains which in turn requires higher acceleration and brake rates. However, to prevent wheel spin under acceleration or wheel slide under braking requires a minimum level of adhesion (friction) at the wheel rail interface.
Adhesion Controllers Condition Assessment Tool (ACCAT) has been employed over the last 20+ years on the Central line and approaching 6 years on the Sub Surface Railway.
Using the underlying logic, the ACCAT processes weather data provided by a 3rd party and several other inputs to predict the available rail adhesion and outputs recommendations in the following three categories:
1. The operation of railhead treatment trains, thus improving the level of adhesion available to trains.
2. Brake rate reduction, thus reducing the adhesion required to stop the train. It also recommends when an imposed brake rate reduction can be removed
3. Severe weather warnings
TfL is interested in the innovation software development solutions offered by the market for the development of a custom adhesion prediction tool.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 48100000, 60200000, 63711000, 72210000, 72230000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022260-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-16T13:16:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:34:15.311Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0515bb