Official UK procurement notice
Woolwich Ferry Engines replacement
Authority: Transport for London (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for London has sought a supplier to replace engines on the two Woolwich Ferry vessels, which are equipped with two type QSK-19DM Tier II Cummins engines (4 engines in total).
In line with current projected running hours, the engines on both vessels will replace new-for-old with matching Cummins QSK-19DM Tier II (IMO2) engines in line with existing Class approval (to extend to engine interfaces). The Invitation to tender has found a suitable supplier to replace the new-for-old engines on the vessels.
The Cummins QSK-19DM Tier II (IMO2) engines have been procured outside of this requirement and has been delivered to Woolwich in December 2025.
CPV: Installation services of marine engines · Mechanical installations · Repair and maintenance services of ships
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£175,000
- Condition of participation
Procurement timetable (times subject to change):
ITT Issued - 14 October 2025
Site visit to the Woolwich Ferry - Between 20 October - 24 October 2025
ITT clarification deadline - 06 November 2025 at 23:59
Tenders due - 13 November 2025 at 12 Noon
Evaluation of tenders - 14 November 2025 - 08 December 2025
Notify bidders - 15 December 2025
Contract Signature - 19 December 2025
Contract start and mobilisation - 22 December 2025
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).
Lot awarding rule: Full Award Criteria can be found in the ITT documents. The Technical and Legal envelope is weighted at 50%. There will also be pass/fail questions within this section, as per the instructions in the Invitation to Tender. The Commercial (price) Envelope is weighted at 50%
- Condition of participation
Procurement timetable (times subject to change):
ITT Issued - 14 October 2025
Site visit to the Woolwich Ferry - Between 20 October - 24 October 2025
ITT clarification deadline - 06 November 2025 at 23:59
Tenders due - 13 November 2025 at 12 Noon
Evaluation of tenders - 14 November 2025 - 08 December 2025
Notify bidders - 15 December 2025
Contract Signature - 19 December 2025
Contract start and mobilisation - 22 December 2025
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 2 Jun 2025, 11:57 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
- Authority reference
WS2695713484- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-065260- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052a8aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Bidders must submit their bids and any questions relating to this ITT via TfL's e-Tendering portal (found at: service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw ↗)
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… ↗
(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 sourcing event in SAP Ariba to gain access to the procurement documents, allowing interested Applicants to view documents and submit their Participation stage responses 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.
Timeline
2 Jun 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published2 Jun 2025, 11:57 BST
- Next notice expected30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published376 days ago14 Oct 2025, 15:14 BST
- Clarification questions by353 days ago6 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline346 days ago13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts308 days ago22 Dec 2025
- Latest notice published263 days ago4 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Jun 2025, 11:57 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Jul 2025, 10:21 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £280,0002 Jul 2025, 10:21 BSTwas £850,000
- Tender notice published14 Oct 2025, 15:14 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £175,00014 Oct 2025, 15:14 BSTwas £280,000
- Status changed to active14 Oct 2025, 15:14 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Oct 2025, 15:14 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT14 Oct 2025, 15:14 BST
- Contract details notice published4 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete4 Feb 2026, 11:57 GMT
Published amendments (1)
TfL intends to purchase the engines directly from the OEM. Therefore the installation, spares and maintenance portion of the requirement will be the opportunity tendered around early August 2025.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-06: 1 release · 2 Jun 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| B&L CONSULTANTS LTD | £166,126 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · B&L CONSULTANTS LTD
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2026
- Value
- £166,126
- Period
- 12 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- B&L CONSULTANTS LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender