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title: "Transport for London Air System Hoses for Bakerloo Line 72TS"
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# Transport for London Air System Hoses for Bakerloo Line 72TS

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transport-for-london-air-system-hoses-for-bakerloo-line-72ts-ocds-h6vhtk-05eea9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Docklands Light Railway Limited: "Transport for London Air System Hoses for Bakerloo Line 72TS". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Docklands Light Railway Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-london-coh-01900907)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Parts of locomotives or rolling stock, Rolling stock
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transport-for-london-air-system-hoses-for-bakerloo-line-72ts-ocds-h6vhtk-05eea9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05eea9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transport-for-london-air-system-hoses-for-bakerloo-line-72ts-ocds-h6vhtk-05eea9#tl-md)

## Description
Transport for London (TfL) is initiating this Early Market Engagement (EME) to connect with potential specialist suppliers of  air system hoses for the Bakerloo Line fleet.
This EME presents an opportunity for you to share your technical knowledge, experience, and insights to help TfL shape the requirements and specification for a  Best-in-Class air system hose solution. Your input will be instrumental in informing our procurement strategy and ensuring alignment with industry best practices.
There are 36 seven-car trains operating on the Bakerloo Line 72TS. These consist of the following types of vehicles: Driving Motor (DM), Trailer (T), Uncoupling Non- Driving Motor (UNDM). They are formed into three and four car units that combine to make a seven-car train.
72TS are direct release Automatic Air Brake (AAB) trains with an air compressor, on each trailer, supplying compressed air to the brakes and pneumatics systems. The hoses, provide flexible connections to components via the network of steel and copper piping.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34620000, 34631000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F079688-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-04T12:05:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:07:38.951Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05eea9