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Published 17 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pan Fleet Design and Supply of Rail Glazing Tender Preliminary Market Engagement

Official notice

Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)

GoodsAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: London (UKI)
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 8 yrsends 31 Oct 2033 · starts 1 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

London Underground (LU) passenger rail vehicles vary in age from 53 years old (1972 Tube Stock on the Bakerloo line) to 11 years old (S7 Stock on the District line). Some LU engineering vehicles are even older, with the tunnel cleaning train being converted 1938 Tube Stock (87 years old). The designs of the existing glazing systems for this diverse range of vehicles are in various states of completeness and, even if complete, often specify obsolete standards and materials. Most of the incompleteness arises from the proprietary nature of the designs of the glazing, frames and seals, the design of which was often outsourced by the original train builders.

The proposed tender is intended to secure long-term supply of rail vehicle glazing systems and to maximise LU's intellectual property rights (IPRs) over the designs, recognizing that there are likely to be existing IPRs owned by the supplier.

CPV: Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 8 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2033 (8 yrs)
Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
34600000 Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

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
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
17 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST
Last source update
17 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST
Authority reference
WS2500696943
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016030
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050526 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Apr 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 16:09 BST
  2. Market engagement
    16 May 2025, 23:59 BST

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    Your answers to this market sounding questionnaire (MSQ) will allow TfL to align the procurement of rail vehicle glazing design and supply to market interest and capability.

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    TfL reserves the right to engage a maximum of 5 of the highest scoring bidders, who will demonstrate their capability to deliver this package, for market engagement. Non-responses to this expression of interest will be deemed as not interested. Participants must have satisfied SECTION 10 requirements (in the questionnaire document) prior for consideration for engagement.

  3. Contract starts362 days ago
    1 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Apr 2025, 16:09 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

Transport for London

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHMT-6197-NWNZ 5 Endeavour Square, London, London, E20 1JNContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

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