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title: "London Underground Cab Simulator Innovation Trial"
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# London Underground Cab Simulator Innovation Trial

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/london-underground-cab-simulator-innovation-trial-ocds-h6vhtk-03eb44). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for London: "London Underground Cab Simulator Innovation Trial". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-coh-01900907)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts, Industry specific software package, Miscellaneous software package and computer systems, Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03eb44`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/london-underground-cab-simulator-innovation-trial-ocds-h6vhtk-03eb44#tl-md)

## Description
Transport for London (TfL) is undertaking an early market engagement exercise, by inviting potential suppliers to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire for the London Underground Cab Simulator Trial Tender. The potential trial is looking for ways to improve London Underground's driver training through being less reliant on full scale mock up cab simulators.  
This Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) is issued by Transport for London (TfL) and is seeking market feedback on suppliers' interest, supplier's prospective approaches to delivering London Underground (LU) driver training and the 
•	Interest and capability
•	View on our proposed delivery method of an Innovation Trial
•	View on potential development which may lead to a procurement activity
If you have any questions regarding this PIN please contact:
jamesinchbald@tfl.gov.uk
TfL have recently switched to a new sourcing system, SAP Ariba, meaning that TfL's processes are now different to those that suppliers may be familiar with. The following instructions explain this new system and provide guidance on how interested parties will be able to communicate with TfL and access the MSQ through the new system.
To register or to log in to SAP Ariba, log use https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. 
For help on registering on the SAP Ariba system and for checking if your organisation already has an account please refer to https://content.tfl.gov.uk/supplier-registration.pdf 
For guidance on using the SAP Ariba system, please refer to https://support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_Supplier_Training. If any problems persist please contact Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk
Upon completion of registration, interested parties must inform the TfL lead via email (jamesinchbald@tfl.gov.uk), in order that they can be invited to the event in Ariba. They will then have unrestricted and full access to the MSQ, free of charge through their dashboard when they login to Ariba at https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Any subsequence competitions shall also be run through SAP Ariba. 
Please can you express your interest by emailing jamesinchbald@tfl.gov.uk by close of play 11th August 2023 to be gain access to the MSQ event. The last date that MSQ submissions shall be accepted is 13th August 2023.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 34740000, 48100000, 48900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** London Underground (LU) currently uses Cab Simulators to train cab drivers. These Simulators are full scale mock-ups of cabs with screens to simulate a driver moving through the London Underground.
Although TfL believe full-scale mock-ups Simulators ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021993-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-28T12:07:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:05:46.323Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03eb44