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Published 3 May 2024, 11:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Through the line Creative

Official notice

Authority: Transport for London (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£50,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 May 2024awarded 12 Dec 2025
Awarded to VCCP Group LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Transport for London (TfL) are appointing a creative and production, advertising and marketing agency to deliver integrated reputation building, revenue generation and behaviour change campaigns.

Working in partnership with the Creative Agency will enable TfL to deliver effective marketing campaigns in support of TfL's business objectives.

CPV: Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1TfL conducted a competitive tender for this Contract for a duration of two (2) years…AwardedRenewal

TfL conducted a competitive tender for this Contract for a duration of two (2) years with the option, at the Authority's Sole Discretion, to extend for further periods of up to a maximum of three (3) years.

Delivery: UK, London
Extensions: Two (2) years with the option, at the Authority's Sole Discretion, to extend for further periods of up to a maximum of three (3) years. · This contract will be re-tendered prior to contract expiry.Second stage: 5–15 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical & Pitch: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical & Pitch: 60
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    To be able to participate in the tender, suppliers must be registered on TfL's SAP Ariba system.

    To express an interest for this contract, interested bidders must BOTH confirm by email to [email protected] to express their interest in the opportunity AND complete Ariba registration, if required. Upon completion of registration and confirmation that the bidder has been invited to the Sourcing Event in Ariba, the interested bidder will have unrestricted and full access to the procurement documents, free of charge through their dashboard when they login to Ariba at service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗.

    Any additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned email address. Economic operators need to complete

    and submit a response to the relevant procurement documents by the deadline date set out in these documents.

    To register or to check if you are already registered in Ariba log on to service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗. Interested participants must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration and are advised to satisfy themselves that they understand all the requirements of this opportunity and the procurement exercise before submitting their response. For help on uploading your responses, please refer to support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_… ↗. If the problem persists please contact [email protected].

    Please note, even if you are already a registered supplier on SAP Ariba you must without…

What this means for your bid
  • 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
3 May 2024, 11:54 BST
Last source update
23 Jan 2026, 09:29 GMT
Authority reference
WS1581481598
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006028
Classification (CPV)
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
UKLondon (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04572b Find a Tender

Publisher note: To be able to participate in the tender, suppliers must be registered on TfL's SAP Aribasystem. To express an interest for this contract, interested bidders must BOTH confirm by email to [email protected] to express their interest in the opportunity AND complete Ariba registration, if required. Upon completion of registration and confirmation that the bidder has been invited to the Sourcing Event in Ariba, the interested bidder will have unrestricted and full access to the procurement documents, free of charge through their dashboard when they login to Ariba at https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Any additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned email address. Economic operators need to complete and submit a response to the relevant procurement documents by the deadline date set out in these documents. To register or to check if you are already registered in Ariba log on to https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Interested participants must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration and are advised to satisfy themselves that they understand all the requirements of this opportunity and the procurement exercise before submitting their response. For help on uploading your responses, please refer to https://support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_Supplier_Training. If the problem persists please contact [email protected]. Please note, even if you are already a registered supplier on SAP Ariba you must without any delay confirm to the Procurement Lead [email protected] your intention to participate in this opportunity and your details as follows, so that the Procurement Lead can manually add vital details to the Sourcing Event on SAP Ariba. You must provide: - your single point of contact first name and surname - your email address - your position in the organisation - your organisation name

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
Submission deadline
10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 May 2024 → 23 Jan 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    3 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published273 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 09:29 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jan 2026
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Jan 2026, 09:29 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    23 Jan 2026, 09:29 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £50,000,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
VCCP Group LLPThrough-the-line Creative Contract£50,000,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Through-the-line Creative Contract · VCCP Group LLP

    Signed
    12 Dec 2025
    Value
    £50,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawPublic TransportGeneral public services GB-COH: Transport for London 5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE, LONDON, UK, E201JNContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VCCP GROUP LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC370529 66 Berners Street, London, London, W1T 3NL

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria