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Published 21 May 2025, 18:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Composite Sleepers and Bearers contract

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Aug 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Dec 2029 · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Composite sleepers and bearers contract for alternative types to TfL's standard concrete track sleepers and are made of plastic and other reinforcement materials. Currently used to a low level in London Underground (LU) with the technical benefits of being light weight for easier handling.

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Jan 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 4 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2029 (4 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Composite Sleepers and Bearers contract” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 18:06 BST
Last source update
21 May 2025, 18:06 BST
Authority reference
WS1143217038
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-024346
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c2b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 18:06 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts314 days ago
    1 Jan 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 18:06 BST
    UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

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 name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender