Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Visual Display Surrounds for 1992 Tube Stock Central Line Fleet
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender is for the supply of Visual Display (VD) Surrounds for the 1992 Tube Stock (92TS) as part of Central Line Improvement Programme (CLIP) delivery. The VD Surrounds enclose the displays that provide real-time travel information to passengers during their journey. The existing panels will not be compatible with the new displays and therefore need replacing.
- How the procedure runs: This Procurement will include a Procurement Specific Questions (PSQ) stage containing Conditions of Participation. Anyone who wishes to take part can submit a response to the PSQ. After which chosen bidders who have passed the PSQ will be invited to submit a tender response. Greater detail can be found within the ITT pack on TfL's e-tendering portal, found on; https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw
CPV: Mining, basic metals and related products · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,500,000
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: Greater detail can be found within the ITT pack.
- Commercial: Greater detail can be found within the ITT pack.
- Deliverability: Greater detail can be found within the ITT pack.
- Social Value: Greater detail can be found within the ITT pack.
- 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
- Awarded
- 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
- 29 Sept 2025, 17:15 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
WS2529574017- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-085167- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a471Find a Tender
- How it runs
This Procurement will include a Procurement Specific Questions (PSQ) stage containing Conditions of Participation. Anyone who wishes to take part can submit a response to the PSQ. After which chosen bidders who have passed the PSQ will be invited to submit a tender response.
Greater detail can be found within the ITT pack on TfL's e-tendering portal, found on; service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2026, 17:00 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: Doc2836485505
This SAP Ariba event will be available from 22/12/2025.
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.
Timeline
29 Sept 2025 → 28 Aug 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published388 days ago29 Sept 2025, 17:15 BST
- Next notice expected356 days ago31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published307 days ago19 Dec 2025, 18:06 GMT
- Submission deadline272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by118 days ago26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts108 days ago7 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent65 days ago19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
- Standstill ends55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2025- Planned procurement notice published29 Sept 2025, 17:15 BSTUK3
- Preliminary market engagement notice published19 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Dec 2025, 18:06 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active19 Dec 2025, 18:06 GMT
- Deadline moved to 23 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT19 Dec 2025, 18:06 GMT+56 days · was 28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2026, 16:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
- Contract signature expected2 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 29 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRMi LTDSupply of Visual Display Surrounds for 92TS Central Line Fleet2 Sept 2026 – 2 Sept 2030 · up to 2 Sept 2031Extensions: The contract end date is linked to the provision of goods and there is a risk of project delay. The extension is for time only. | £3,334,627 | 19 Aug 2026standstill to 28 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Transport for LondonProcess contact pointProcuring entityTransport for London is carrying out the procurement on behalf of its subsidiary London Underground Limited.
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CRMi LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender