Official UK procurement notice
TfL Infrastructure Lighting Equipment and Electric Lamps
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
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 descriptionTransport 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
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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 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).
- “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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b24Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
21 May 2025 → 30 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 14:44 BST
- Market engagement11 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:
- 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'
- Review and complete the MSQ document.
- 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.
- Latest notice published221 days ago25 Mar 2026, 11:04 GMT
- Tender notice expected184 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts32 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 14:44 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published13 Jun 2025, 16:01 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published25 Mar 2026, 10:18 GMTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published25 Mar 2026, 11:04 GMTUK2
Published amendments (2)
Changes to contact and estimated dates
Changed to estimated dates
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
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender