Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 4 May 2023, 15:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON ADVERTISING CONCESSIONS FOR RAIL NETWORK (INCLUDING LONDON UNDERGROUND) AND BUS SHELTERS

Official notice

Authority: Docklands Light Railway Limited (Public body)

3 lotsServices
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Aug 2023from the planned procurement notice
Lots 3see the lot list below

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking expressions of interest to run advertising concession type arrangements on both its rail network (including London Underground) and its bus shelters, from 1st April 2025. This form of notice is one available under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and is being used by TfL solely to notify the market of this forthcoming contract opportunity. Any future procurement process is not expected to be subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Respondents are requested to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which can be obtained from Phil.Roddy@tube.tfl.gov.uk

The MSQ must be returned by 26th May 2023.

CPV: Advertising services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1LOT - A - TUBE AND RAIL ADVERTISING CONCESSIONPlanned

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROCUREMENT

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking to place advertising concessions with a media partner(s) to run advertising concessions for both its rail network (including London Underground) and its bus shelters, from 1st April 2025. The main details are as follows:

Tube & Rail Advertising Concession

This involves the right to sell and display advertising on all stations and trains on the following transport services:

  • London Underground (including Elizabeth line)
  • London Overground
  • Docklands Light Railway
  • Trams
  • Victoria Coach Station

This consists of various traditional assets of varying formats from 4 sheets to 96 sheets, as well as a range of digital opportunities including Digital 6 Sheets, Digital 12 Sheets, Escalator Panels, Escalator Ribbons, large scale Landmarks/Video Walls, and Digital Runways (integrated into platform edge doors).

The concessionaire will be responsible for the posting/scheduling of adverts and the installation and maintenance of all advertising assets.

Respondents are requested to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which can be obtained from: Phil.Roddy@tube.tfl.gov.uk

The MSQ must be returned by 26th May 2023.

Delivery: London
Lot #2LOT B - BUS SHELTER ADVERTISING CONCESSIONPlanned

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking to place advertising concessions with a media partner(s) to commence from 1 April 2025 for both its rail network (including London Underground) and its bus shelters.

Bus Shelter Advertising Concession

This involves the right to sell and display advertising on TfL's bus shelter estate throughout the Greater London area. This consists of approximately 5,000 bus shelters comprising 9,500 traditional paper advertising panels and 612 shelters with full digital advertising.

The concessionaire will be responsible for posting adverts on the traditional poster panels, as well as the scheduling of adverts across the digital network. The maintenance and cleaning of the bus shelters is conducted by third parties, but the concessionaire will be responsible for the installation, maintenance and cleaning of the traditional and digital advertising panels on the bus shelters.

Respondents are requested to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which can be obtained from: Phil.Roddy@tube.tfl.gov.uk

The MSQ must be returned by 26th May 2023.

Delivery: London
Lot #3LOT C- TUBE AND RAIL ADVERTISING CONCESSION AND BUS SHELTER ADVERTISING CONCESSION COMBINEDPlanned

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking to place advertising concessions with a media partner(s) to run advertising concessions for both its rail network (including London Underground) and its bus shelters, from 1st April 2025. The main details are as follows:

Tube & Rail Advertising Concession

This involves the right to sell and display advertising on all stations and trains on the following transport services:

  • London Underground (including Elizabeth line)
  • London Overground
  • Docklands Light Railway
  • Trams
  • Victoria Coach Station

This consists of various traditional assets of varying formats from 4 sheets to 96 sheets, as well as a range of digital opportunities including Digital 6 Sheets, Digital 12 Sheets, Escalator Panels, Escalator Ribbons, large scale Landmarks/Video Walls, and Digital Runways (integrated into platform edge doors).

The concessionaire will be responsible for the posting/scheduling of adverts and the installation and maintenance of all advertising assets.

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Bus Shelter Advertising Concession

This involves the right to sell and display advertising on TfL's bus shelter estate throughout the Greater London area. This consists of approximately 5,000 bus shelters comprising 9,500 traditional paper advertising panels and 612 shelters with full digital advertising.

The concessionaire will be responsible for posting adverts on the traditional poster panels, as well as the scheduling of adverts across the digital network. The maintenance and cleaning of the bus shelters is conducted by third parties, but the concessionaire will be responsible for the installation, maintenance and cleaning of the traditional and digital advertising panels on the bus shelters.

Respondents are requested to complete a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which can be obtained from: Phil.Roddy@tube.tfl.gov.uk

The MSQ must be returned by 26th May 2023.

Delivery: London

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
Lot distribution rule: Lot A - Tube & rail advertising concession only\nLot B - Bus Shelter advertising concession only\nLot C - Tube & rail advertising concession and Bus shelter advertising concession combined.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 May 2023, 15:11 BST
Last source update
4 May 2023, 15:11 BST
Authority reference
TFL 94592
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-012823
Classification (CPV)
Advertising services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c662 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 May 2023 → 1 Aug 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 May 2023, 15:11 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST

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 bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE, LONDON, London, E201JNContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.