Official UK procurement notice
CoMET Benchmarking Membership for London Underground
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMembership of the COMET (Community of Metros) international benchmarking group for metro and segregated light rail operators gives London Underground access to a pool of knowledge and expertise, including information which is otherwise commercially sensitive, from 45 other metros from around the world. The CoMET Benchmarking Group provides metro operators with a unique platform for global collaboration, enabling access to a diverse network of international metro systems, confidential performance data, and shared operational insights. Through secure and trust-based knowledge exchange, members gain tailored benchmarking analysis and learn from best practices across regions, helping them enhance efficiency, service quality, and strategic decision-making in a non-competitive environment.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
- Authority reference
WS2752198208- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-086183- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05facaFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The subscription is not a service which can be provided by different companies as it is a specific forum which requires annual subscription, and as such a competitive tender process is not appropriate in this circumstance under the direct award justifications as set out in Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act - which allows the contracting authority to award a public contract without a competitive procedure when only one supplier is capable of delivering the contract, due to technical exclusivity
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Dec 2025 → 8 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published304 days ago24 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
- Standstill ends289 days ago8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025- Transparency notice published19 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published24 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College Projects Ltd9 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030 | £241,471 | 19 Dec 2025standstill to 8 Jan 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- IMPERIAL COLLEGE PROJECTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender