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Published 23 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Lightweight Step Free Platforms

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

GoodsBelow thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£120,000≈ £120k / year · £144,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 1 yrstarts 1 Jul 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Supply of lightweight, modular, temporary fall prevention platforms, designed to sit within the deep section of the suicide pits, providing a robust working surface and a step free interface with the adjacent shallower section suicide pit area of London Underground (LU) station platforms.

CPV: Access platforms

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 1 yrSME
Contract period: 1 Jul 2027 — 1 Jul 2028 (1 yr)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: London
34951000 Access platforms

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Access platforms
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778a2

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    23 Sept 2026, 13:54 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    8 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
    Suppliers interested in participating in the engagement should register their interest by emailing [email protected] the following information: 1. Company name and company registered number 2. Contact name and email address Further information, briefing documents and engagement more…invitations will be provided to registered suppliers. Estimated period over which the market engagement is expected to take place is 12/10/2026 to 12/11/2026. Participation in this engagement is voluntary and will not confer any advantage in any future procurement process. The authority may undertake the following engagement activities: • Publication of a market briefing pack • Supplier briefing session • Structured questionnaire issued to suppliers • Optional one-to-one supplier engagement meetings • Written clarification questions and responses
  3. Contract startsin 280 days
    1 Jul 2027, 01:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 13:54 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JN

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure