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Published 23 May 2025, 15:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Manufacture and Supply of 92TS Body End Panels for CLIP Fleet

Official notice

Authority: London Underground Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

GoodsDirect awardUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£3,143,156published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to CRMi LTD
Contract term 5 yrsends 27 Jul 2030 · starts 28 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

92TS Manufacture and Supply of Body End Panels for Central Line Fleet

CPV: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 28 Jul 2025 – 27 Jul 2030 (5 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 May 2025, 15:18 BST
Last source update
18 Dec 2025, 15:33 GMT
Authority reference
WS2497778200
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084537
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0523a8 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Prototypes Development
Published justification

In accordance with Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5 Paragraph 6, the conditions permitting a single source direct award are demonstrably met;

a) absence of competition for technical reasons; only a particular supplier can meet the technical requirements of the contract

CRMi has been identified as the sole supplier with the technical capability and established relationships to source and manage a qualified SPF manufacture. No equivalent capability is available within the UK.

b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. There are no reasonable alternatives to these goods or services

Market testing has confirmed that no other supplier can meet the complex manufacturing tolerances or manage delivery risk to the required project standards

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

23 May 2025 → 18 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:18 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    1 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    28 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Standstill ends358 days ago
    27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Latest notice published306 days ago
    18 Dec 2025, 15:33 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:18 BST
    UK1
  2. Transparency notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 16:44 BST
    UK5
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Oct 2025, 16:44 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    16 Oct 2025, 16:44 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    16 Oct 2025, 16:44 BST
  6. Contract award notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 17:07 BST
    UK6
  7. Buyer details updated
    16 Oct 2025, 17:07 BST
  8. Contract signature expected
    31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  9. Contract details notice published
    18 Dec 2025, 15:33 GMT
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 23 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £3,143,1561 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CRMi LTDSME3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2029£3,143,15616 Oct 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · CRMi LTDSME

    Signed
    3 Nov 2025
    Value
    £3,143,156
    Period
    3 Nov 2025 – 19 Mar 2029 · up to 31 May 2029 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract terms state that the contract will expire upon the date of the final delivery of items in the contract, which is currently stated as the 19th March 2029. However, in case of any delays in the final delivery, we added a 2 month buffer period on SAP Ariba to compensate for this period, with the expiry date on the system being 31st May 2029.

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value is under £5 million and is therefore not applicable for the UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

London Underground Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 01900907 · GB-PPON: PWJB-7544-VZCL 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Transport for LondonContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentTransport for London is procuring on behalf of their subsidiary London Underground Limited.GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ London, LondonContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • CRMi LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11737074GB-PPON: PYYY-7282-MWHX 63 Luddington Road, Stratford-Upon-Avon, West Midlands, CV37 9SGContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender