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Published 19 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CoMET Benchmarking Membership for London Underground

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

Direct award
Awarded value£241,471published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 19 Dec 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to Imperial College Projects Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Membership 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 published

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
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05faca Find 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
  1. Notice published304 days ago
    24 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
  2. Standstill ends289 days ago
    8 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    19 Dec 2025, 16:10 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Dec 2025, 15:39 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    9 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £241,4711 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Imperial College Projects Ltd9 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2030£241,47119 Dec 2025standstill to 8 Jan 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • IMPERIAL COLLEGE PROJECTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09487272GB-PPON: PXJN-2398-RRXZ The Faculty Building Level 1 Imperial College London, London, London, SW7 2AZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender