Official UK procurement notice
Greenwich Bunds Re-Lining Project
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for London (TfL) is issuing a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to obtain market feedback in relation to the Greenwich Bunds Re-Lining Project. TfL invites suppliers to participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise to help shape the upcoming procurement opportunity. This is a valuable chance to engage with us early, gain insight into our requirements and contribute your expertise.
This preliminary market engagement is targeting suppliers that can take on the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor role to undertake Detailed Design and Delivery of the Greenwich Bunds Re-Lining Project. Also, this will determine the appetite for this project which has a complex location requiring compliance to environmental regulations and poses risks to the environment, confined spaces and explosions
The primary focus of the Market engagement is to better understand the market, supplier appetite, capacity and capability, as well as perceived risks and opportunities in relation to the development and finalisation of the commercial strategy for TfL's Greenwich Bunds Re-Lining Project. The engagement will also provide feedback and help to develop the procurement strategy for the Project's procurement.
The Greenwich Bunds Re-Lining project is located at Greenwich Power Station which is a critical standby power facility operated by Transport for London (TfL).
The station is fuelled by oil stored in five storage tanks, each housed in individual reinforced concrete bunds. These bunds, partially below ground level and situated close to the River Thames, are designed to contain any potential oil leaks, thereby preventing the risk of fuel oil seeping into the subsoil and ultimately into the river.
The bunds have deteriorated over time and reached the end of their design life, posing a risk of environmental contamination. This necessitates a project to replace the lining of the five storage tank bunds with the addition of a reception tank bund and pump bund. This project aims to ensure the bunds' ability to contain oil in the event of a tank failure and compliance with environmental regulations.
Full details on how to participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise are included in this notice.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Transport for London buys Construction work (CPV 45), and who usually turns up
Transport for London’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Construction work (CPV 45) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
No small-firm winners recorded among this authority’s published awards in this sample. Small firms win less of this buyer’s work than the market’s: 0% against 68%, n=6.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in Greater London.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered. More of this buyer’s work stays local than in this market: 82% against 31%, n=11.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 126 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid17% / 12%
2–317% / 26%
4–650% / 29%
7+17% / 33%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate48% / 42%
Within ±2%32% / 29%
Above estimate20% / 30%
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 45Estimate not published
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 45. The comparison uses that group.
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 281 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid12%
2–326%
4–629%
7+33%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Mar 2026, 18:01 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Mar 2026, 18:01 BST
- Authority reference
WS2800718804- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-029354- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067865Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
30 Mar 2026 → 26 Apr 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published210 days ago30 Mar 2026, 18:01 BST
- Market engagement179 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
TfL are looking for parties that may be interested in this opportunity to respond to the Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which can be accessed via TfL's e-tendering portal, SAP Ariba.
To do so, organisations will need to register latest by 12noon 10th April 2026 on TfL's SAP Ariba via the following link: service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗.
Please find more detailed steps on registering below.
This exercise does not form part of any procurement process. All responses will be carefully considered but will not bind TfL to any approach, nor will responses be treated as conveying any promise or commitment on the part of the respondent. This activity is focusing on the market, rather than the merits of individual suppliers. It includes no element of supplier selection or bid evaluation. There is no commitment of any kind inferred by either party.
Any feedback received will be reviewed and may be considered in determining TfL's future approach to the procurement of PPAs. Responses will be treated in confidence by TfL and may be shared only with organisations supporting on our strategy (where these organisations are under contract and therefore subject to maintaining confidentiality).
For your feedback to be considered, your completed MSQ must be received by 12:00noon (midday) on 22nd April 2026 via TfL's SAP Ariba.
Following submission of MSQ responses, TfL at its discretion may conduct 121 conversations with a number of responding organisations with a view to further inform the strategy going forward. TfL at its discretion may conduct a virtual briefing to further present information about this project.
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: content.tfl.gov.uk/supplier-registratio… ↗
(3) Upon completion of steps 1 and/or 2, interested parties must inform Moradeke Adewolu via email ([email protected]) with the following details latest 12noon on 10th April 2026:
- 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 event in SAP Ariba to gain access to the MSQ, allowing interested suppliers to submit their response.
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.
If you have any questions about the process, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Moradeke Adewolu via [email protected].
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 180 days26 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published30 Mar 2026, 18:01 BSTUK2
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
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender