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Published 24 Oct 2025, 20:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Jubilee Line Train Management System, Passenger Information System and Saloon CCTV Turnkey System Replacement Project

Official notice

Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Aug 2031 · up to 1 Aug 2033 with extensions · starts 2 Aug 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Given the age of Jubilee line 96TS (1996 Train Stock), several systems are now experiencing obsolescence which impact the fleet's maintainability and day-to-day availability. The aspiration is for the fleet to operate, with an acceptable level of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS), until replacement in approximately 2045.

To address these obsolescence issues, London Underground (LU) have mobilised a project to develop and implement a sustainable solution.

A 'Make vs. Buy' analysis is required to establish the optimal means of project delivery. To date, project development has assumed and have been engaging the market, on a 'Make' scenario for the individual systems, whereby LU procures replacement systems from 3rd parties and deliver their integration across the fleet at an in-house production facility.

This Market Engagement Exercise however, seeks to assess market appetite and capability to deliver the 'Buy' scenario, where a supplier is contracted to deliver a 'Turnkey' programme of works to address all the systems of concern as provided in the scope below - which itemises the Core / Extended scope systems and their respective Preferred solution. The Preferred solutions were determined as part of an LU completed optioneering work.

CORE SCOPE

1: Train Management System (TMS), including Incident Recorder (IR) - Replacement

2: Passenger Information System (PIS) - Replacement

3: Saloon CCTV - Replacement

EXTENDED SCOPE

4: Propulsion Inverter Electronics (PIE) - Replacement

5: Saloon & Cab Fluorescent Lighting - Replacement

6: Traction Brake Controller - Obsolescence Treatment (Repair)

7: HVAC (cab and saloon) Controllers - Obsolescence Treatment (Repair)

8: De- Icer Controller - Obsolescence Treatment (Repair)

This 'Buy' option assumedly, will require the supplier to complete all aspects of the design, prototyping, manufacture, installation and testing & commissioning of the replacement systems across the fleet (in full) at their facility. Such option could be preferable to LU if the approach, costs and delivery timelines proposed by the suppliers present better value in comparison to the "Make" option and current internal estimates.

The outcome of the Early Market Engagement will output the preferred modality for project delivery, to be progressed to tender with the intention of implementing it on all of LU's 63 Jubilee Line fleet of trains.

CPV: Closed circuit television services · Passenger information system · Railway transport services · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipment · Rolling stock · Train monitoring services · Vehicle bodies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
24 Oct 2025, 20:55 BST
Last source update
24 Oct 2025, 21:13 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068366
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Closed circuit television servicesPassenger information systemRailway transport servicesRepair, maintenance and associated services related to railways and other equipmentRolling stockTrain monitoring servicesVehicle bodies
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

24 Oct 2025 → 2 Aug 2027 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published368 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 20:55 BST
  2. Market engagement120 days ago
    29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST

    Based on current plan, the Early Market Engagement will potentially comprise the following stages.

    1. Distribution of Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) to known and/or suppliers that indicate interest - ASAP from the publishing of this notice.
    2. Review MSQ submissions and hold technical clarification meetings with suppliers where necessary - December 2025/January 2026 (estimate).
    3. Where necessary, re-engage suppliers through further clarification engagement and hold technical clarification meetings with suppliers - January (estimate).

    Within two weeks of the release of this notice, please indicate your interest to participate in this Early Market Engagement exercise.

  3. Tender notice expected118 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Today
    28 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 277 days
    2 Aug 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Oct 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 20:55 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Oct 2025, 21:13 BST
    UK2

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

2 public bodies on the notice

London Underground Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 01900907 · GB-PPON: PWJB-7544-VZCL 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email

Other public bodies

  • Transport for LondonProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcuring on behalf of subsidiary company, London Underground LimitedGB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ London, LondonContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure