Official UK procurement notice
Passenger Demand Forecasting Council
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSubscription payment for full membership of the Passenger Demand Forecasting Council
This data is particularly useful to inform discussions over the potential transfer of control over more National Rail services to TfL from the DfT. The transfer of the Great Northern services operating to and from Moorgate was in the current Mayor's 2021 manifesto but no progress has been made on it since the Pandemic started.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- 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
- 7 Aug 2025, 14:54 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Oct 2025, 10:21 BST
- Authority reference
CW80780 - TfL96164- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061178- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058384Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
A Direct Award is required because this subscription can only be procured from one supplier, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). No other supplier can offer these services.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
20 Aug 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends20 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published387 days ago1 Oct 2025, 10:21 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Aug 2025- Transparency notice published7 Aug 2025, 14:54 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2025, 09:20 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published1 Oct 2025, 10:21 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATOC Limited, RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITEDjoint award26 Aug 2025 – 25 Aug 2026 · up to 25 Aug 2028Extensions: Optional extensions | £62,369 | 11 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · ATOC Limited, RAIL DELIVERY GROUP LIMITED
- Signed
- 29 Sept 2025
- Value
- £62,369
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- ATOC LimitedAwarded supplier
- Rail Delivery Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender