Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 21 May 2025, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TfL Infrastructure Lighting Equipment and Electric Lamps

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)

Framework agreementGoods
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 30 Apr 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 4 yrsends 29 Sept 2030 · up to 30 Sept 2034 with extensions · starts 30 Sept 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Transport for London (TfL) is issuing a preliminary market engagement notice to obtain market feedback in relation to the supply of Lighting across a range of Infrastructure activities for several different TfL business units by issuing a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ). The primary focus of the MSQ is to better understand the market, supplier appetite, capacity, and capability, as well as perceived risks and opportunities.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for London (TfL) is issuing a preliminary market engagement notice to obtain market feedback in relation to the supply of Lighting across a range of Infrastructure activities for several different TfL business units by issuing a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ).

The primary focus of the MSQ is to better understand the market, supplier appetite, capacity, and capability, as well as perceived risks and opportunities. The engagement will also provide feedback and help to develop the strategy for the procurement.

The purpose of the procurement is to support the areas within TfL, by allowing goods to be supplied through the contract, ensuring value for money for TfL.

TfL envisage that the procurement could be an open framework which will be reopened to competition during the life of the framework, however this could change following feedback from the market and TfL reserve the right to change our procurement approach.

Full details of the MSQ and how to engage in the process can be found in the notice below.

The required goods covered under this framework include:

  • 26,000 LED lights/lamps per annum for 3-5 years while we convert to LED for Enhancement Capital.
  • Then in maintenance, we will need to continue to renew all LED lights/lamps managed failures with a total asset base/count of luminaries up to 250,000 of various design types/technology and their associated failure rates.

Please note these are only initial approx. qtys in order to provide suppliers with some indication of requirements; they will be refined and developed and reviewed prior to any formal procurement.

Please note the main procurement category is goods, however we are also interested to know which suppliers can additionally provide design services and also installation services of the goods in the contract.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Installation services (except software)

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
4 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 30 Sept 2026

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 4 yrs
Contract period: 30 Sept 2026 – 29 Sept 2030 (4 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2034 with extensions
Delivery: London
Extensions: Extension options published

What it takes to win
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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 more
What this means for your bid
  • “TfL Infrastructure Lighting Equipment and Electric Lamps” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 May 2025, 14:44 BST
Last source update
25 Mar 2026, 11:04 GMT
Authority reference
WS2501425650
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027220
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesElectrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingInstallation services (except software)
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b24 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

21 May 2025 → 30 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:44 BST
  2. Market engagement
    11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    TfL invites suppliers to participate in this Preliminary Market Engagement exercise by completing a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ). All feedback received will be treated confidentially and will help to shape the upcoming procurement opportunity.

    Information on the engagement process and the procurement can be found in MSQ documents which will be emailed to interested suppliers.

    The engagement process consists of the following key steps:

    1. Registering Interest - Suppliers who wish to Participate should express their interest by emailing [email protected] and quoting 'TfL Lighting Equipment and Electric Lamps for London Underground Assets - Registering MSQ Interest'
    2. Review and complete the MSQ document.
    3. Email the completed MSQ document back to [email protected] in an MS Excel format before the deadline of 17:00 on Friday 11th July 2025.

    TfL reserve the right to hold 1-2-1s with suppliers following the submission of the MSQs.

    We encourage all interested suppliers to take part in this process. Your insights and expertise will be invaluable in shaping our approach. Your insights and expertise will be invaluable in shaping our approach.

    If you have any questions about the process, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Tamsyn Busby via [email protected]

    We look forward to hearing from you.

  3. Latest notice published221 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 11:04 GMT
  4. Tender notice expected184 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts32 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    21 May 2025, 14:44 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Jun 2025, 16:01 BST
    UK2
  3. Pipeline notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 10:18 GMT
    UK1
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 11:04 GMT
    UK2
Published amendments (2)

Changes to contact and estimated dates

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Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-05: 1 release · 21 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure