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

Transport for London · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:21.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV34600000 — Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WS2500696943
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2033, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
016030-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 16:09

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
16 May 2025, 23:59
Description
Becoming a TfL supplier : Our eTendering system, Ariba Network, is a web-based tendering tool that supports procurement activities and collaboration between the buyer and supplier. If you're a supplier you should register on Ariba Network before tendering for opportunities with TfL. Find out more at: https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/suppliers-and-contractors/become-a-tfl-supplier About this questionnaire Please contact Tinchilee@tfl.gov.uk for the questionnaire. Please enter your answers in the boxes and/or tables that follow each question in the questionnaire word document 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. Your answers will be treated as TfL restricted in accordance with TfL standard S1782, Information security classification. This means that your answers will only be visible to people authorised by TfL, typically only the TfL staff involved in the procurement. Please answer all questions and send your completed questionnaire by email to the Procurement Manager, Tin-Chi Lee (tinchilee@tfl.gov.uk) before 17:00 GMT on 16th May 2025. Late Response will not be considered. 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.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Name
Transport for London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI41
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
E20 1JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Endeavour Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050526-2025-04-17T16:09:36+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·