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Published 27 Jun 2025, 17:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Elizabeth line, Canary Wharf Bostwick Gates Replacement

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

WorksBelow threshold - by reference to dynamic marketBelow thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£750,000≈ £750k / year · £900,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 30 Sept 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensions · starts 23 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for London (TfL) is commencing a procurement process to appoint a supplier to deliver the requirements of Design and Build Elizabeth line, Canary Wharf Bostwick Gates Replacement.

The works are described in the procurement documents and cover the following main activities:

  • removal of the three (3) faulty gates for the Northwest, Southeast and Southwest main entrances
  • develop the design to replace Northwest, Southeast and Southwest main entrances gates with similar, manually operated, traditional Bostwick SR2 style gates.
  • construction and installation of the new Northwest, Southeast and Southwest main entrances gates.

The Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) will be used to identify the potential suppliers and produce the supplier's list. In order to do that the following Railway Industry Commodity Classification List (RICCL) codes will be selected:

C.C.3.4.7.5: Boundary Gates: Construction, Design, Dispose, Install, Modify, Supply

C.D.1.3: Steel Frame: Construction, Design, Install, Modify, Supply

Network Rail and London Underground/ Docklands Light Railway infrastructures previous experience required.

No further expression of interest will be considered from 4 July 2025.

Qualification is exclusively via RISQS under the RICCL codes stated above and the Network Rail and London Underground infrastructure requirements. Only suppliers pre-qualified under RISQS will be invited to tender.

CPV: Access gates · Mechanical installations · Scada or equivalent system

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 1 yrPublished value£750,000
Contract period: 23 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2026 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2027 with extensionsValue: £750,000 exc. VAT · £900,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: London
Extensions: If the February 2026 possession is missed the next available possession is November 2026.

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
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Based on Most Advantageous Tender. Tenders will be assessed on Technical and Commercial criteria relating to the subject matter of the contract in the following weighting ratio: Technical 60% : Commercial 40%. Details on the award criteria will be provided within the ITT Pack.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - by reference to dynamic market
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Jun 2025, 17:30 BST
Last source update
27 Jun 2025, 17:30 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-035926
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Access gatesMechanical installationsScada or equivalent system
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05557c Find a Tender
Related procedures1
  • Call-off under framework RISQS

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Clarification deadline
5 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

This procurement process is being conducted electronically on the e-Tendering portal SAP Ariba. The portal can be accessed via the following link:

service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗

To access the procurement documents, tenderers will need to be registered on the e-Tendering portal - SAP Ariba.

The following instructions explain TfL's e-Tendering portal and provide guidance on how interested parties will be able to communicate with TfL in relation to this exercise.

(1) To register or to check if you are already registered to SAP Ariba, log on to service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗ Interested parties must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration. For help on using the SAP Ariba system, please refer to support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_… ↗

(2) Once you have registered on SAP Ariba (or are already registered), you must also register on TfL's SAP Ariba system through the following link s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/ad/sel… ↗ Guidance on registering is available through the following link: here content.tfl.gov.uk/supplier-registratio… ↗

(3) Upon completion of steps 1 and/or 2, interested parties must inform [email protected] with the following details:

  • your organisation name as registered in SAP Ariba;
  • your applicable supplier ID associated with TfL in SAP Ariba, in the form of SM Vendor ID, ERP ID, AN ID or ACM ID;
  • your single point of contact registered on SAP Ariba; first name and surname;
  • your email address registered with SAP Ariba; and
  • your role in the organisation as registered with SAP Ariba;

Completion of these steps will enable TfL to invite interested parties to the ITT event in SAP Ariba to gain access to the procurement documents, allowing interested bidders to submit their ITT response via SAP Ariba.

Please contact [email protected] in the first instance should you experience any problems with the portal for issues related to items 1 and 2 above.

Tenders must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration and are advised to satisfy themselves that they understand all the requirements of the procurement and terms of the contract and the rules of the procurement process before submitting their tender response.

Timeline

27 Jun 2025 → 23 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 17:30 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    5 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    12 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts397 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    27 Jun 2025, 17:30 BST
    UK4

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

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender