Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Electrical Material for Central Line Fleet (92 Tube Stock)
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of materials to be procured is clearly defined in a Bill of Materials (BoM) prepared by LUL Engineering, covering 69 trains, including 2 spares.
The BoM has been grouped into three (3) Lots to facilitate easier tracking, planning and procurement as follows:
- Bespoke Electronic Communications Network (ECN) Harnesses required by critical DTS (Data Transmission System) and PIS (Passenger Information System) parts. These bespoke components also form part of the design integration for the other saloon systems, i.e. CCTV. The design has been verified and validated.
- General Electronic Communications Network (ECN) Harnesses; TfL has sufficient data (Drawings, specifications etc.) to allow harnesses and its components to be sourced from a range of suppliers
- Various electrical components and spares - these parts are mainly off-the-shelf products, with reference to specialised packaging and labelling in the correct sequence to support efficient installation.
- How the procedure runs: • Notices will be published via Find a Tender Service (FTS). • Three separate Lots will be let, where bidders are permitted to bid for more than one lot. • Conditions of Participation to be included in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) will be used for shortlisting. • Shortlisted Bidders will be invited to submit their initial offers in accordance with the evaluation criteria. TfL will then evaluate and rank the submitted Offers. • Following the evaluation of Initial Offers, TfL reserves the right to either award the contract without negotiation or proceed to the negotiation stage with all remaining Bidders.
CPV: Cable accessories · Coaxial cable · Data-communications equipment · Data-transmission cable · Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus · Electrical supplies and accessories · Insulating fittings · Low- and medium-voltage cable · Low-voltage cable · Medium-voltage cable · Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts · Railway equipment
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£4,574,530 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Bespoke Electronic Communications Network (ECN) HarnessesRenewalPublished value£3,100,000
The bespoke harnesses are required by critical Data Transmission System (DTS) and Passenger Information System (PIS ) parts. They consist of bespoke components that also form part of the design integration for the other saloon systems, i.e. CCTV. The design has been verified and validated.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers are assessed through Procurement Specific Questions (PSQ) based on compliance and minimum standards in Financial and Economic standing, Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Technical knowledge, and Project-specific areas. The aim is to shortlist the PSQ's to the top five (or more if tied).
Lot #2General Electronic Communications Network (ECN) HarnessesRenewalPublished value£772,800
TfL will provide Drawings and Specifications of General ECN Harnesses and its components required to enable complete harness assemblies.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers are assessed through Procurement Specific Questions (PSQ) based on compliance and minimum standards in Financial and Economic standing, Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Technical knowledge, and Project-specific areas. The aim is to shortlist the PSQ's to the top five (or more if tied).
Lot #3Various Electrical Components and SparesRenewalPublished value£701,730
A range of electrical miscellaneous off the shelf parts with reference to specialised packaging and labelling in the correct sequence to support efficient installation.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers are assessed through Procurement Specific Questions (PSQ) based on compliance and minimum standards in Financial and Economic standing, Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Technical knowledge, and Project-specific areas. The aim is to shortlist the PSQ's to the top five (or more if tied).
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical: 30%
- Deliverability: 20%
- Commercial: 40%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical: Bidders will be required to provide evidence to demonstrate methodology of their manufacturing and accredited quality system to supply goods in accordance with the BOM, specification and drawings.
- Deliverability: Bidders will be required to provide evidence to demonstrate methodology to meet our programme and delivery requirements.
- Social Value: Bidders will be measured by positive social, economic and environmental outcomes created by specific Qualitative and Quantitative measures via a Social Value Portal.
- Commercial: Compliance with the T&C's, at the discretion of LUL and Price of the goods in accordance with the Bill Of Materials, Specification, Drawings and Deliverability requirements.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Suppliers are assessed through Procurement Specific Questions (PSQ) based on compliance and minimum standards in Financial and Economic standing, Safety, Health & Environment (SHE), Technical knowledge, and Project-specific areas. The aim is to shortlist the PSQ's to the top five (or more if tied).
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 21 May 2025, 19:13 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Feb 2026, 11:02 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
WS2529583306- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-000275- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c4fFind a Tender
- How it runs
- Notices will be published via Find a Tender Service (FTS).
- Three separate Lots will be let, where bidders are permitted to bid for more than one lot.
- Conditions of Participation to be included in the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) will be used for shortlisting.
- Shortlisted Bidders will be invited to submit their initial offers in accordance with the evaluation criteria. TfL will then evaluate and rank the submitted Offers.
- Following the evaluation of Initial Offers, TfL reserves the right to either award the contract without negotiation or proceed to the negotiation stage with all remaining Bidders.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 25 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 13 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This procurement process is being conducted electronically on the e-Tendering portal SAP Ariba. The portal can be accessed via the following link:
service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗
SAP Ariba event reference number: Doc2877208245
As part of the bid submission Bidders should also be registered on the Central Digital Platform and completed all the relevant registration questions. A useful guide can be found here:
To access the procurement documents, tenderers will need to be registered on the e-Tendering portal - SAP Ariba.
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.
(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: here content.tfl.gov.uk/supplier-registratio… ↗
(3) Upon completion of steps 1 and/or 2, interested parties must inform [email protected] with the following details:
- 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, or ERP ID, or 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 ITT event in SAP Ariba to gain access to the procurement documents, allowing interested bidders to submit their ITT response via SAP Ariba.
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.
Tenders must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration and are advised to satisfy themselves that they understand all the requirements of the procurement and terms of the contract and the rules of the procurement process before submitting their tender response.
If you encounter problems, please contact [email protected] or [email protected] in good time.
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 26 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 19:13 BST
- Next notice expected365 days ago24 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published293 days ago5 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMT
- Submission deadline285 days ago13 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT
- Latest notice published250 days ago17 Feb 2026, 11:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by217 days ago21 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Expressions of interest by214 days ago25 Mar 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts60 days ago26 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by59 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
14 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 19:13 BSTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published19 Sept 2025, 10:24 BSTUK3
- Published value published: £4,500,00019 Sept 2025, 10:24 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Sept 2025, 10:24 BST
- Deadline published: 7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT19 Sept 2025, 10:24 BST
- Planned procurement notice published17 Oct 2025, 16:00 BSTUK3
- Deadline moved to 13 Jan 2026, 16:00 GMT17 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST+67 days · was 7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published5 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £4,574,5305 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMTwas £4,500,000
- Status changed to active5 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMT
- Procurement method changed5 Jan 2026, 12:24 GMT
- Tender notice published8 Jan 2026, 18:13 GMTUK4
- Buyer details updated8 Jan 2026, 18:13 GMT
- Tender notice published17 Feb 2026, 11:02 GMTUK4
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 17 Oct 2025
- 2025-09: 1 release · 19 Sept 2025
- 2025-05: 1 release · 21 May 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Transport for LondonProcess contact pointProcuring entityPublic authority - central governmentTransport for London is procuring on behalf of their subsidiary London Underground Limited.
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender