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Innovation Operations Supplier

Transport for London · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 19:08.

Opportunity overview

Transport for London has awarded Plexal (City) Ltd with an Innovation Operations Supplier contract to support the delivery of Open Innovation's discovery, trialling and commercialisation workflow. Plexal is appointed to a 3+1 single supplier framework agreement with individual pieces of work to be delivered through call offs. This award follows a restricted procedure.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Plexal (City) Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Jan 2025
Award ID
007392-2025-tfl_scp_002442-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 10012478
Location
London, UKI, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
  • CPV79900000 — Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Lots

  • The Innovation Operations Supplier (IOS) will deliver work in the following four activity areas to be delivered through call off contracts: 1. Scouting- finding innovative solutions and suppliers in the market to solve TfL problems. 2. Horizon Scans - advising on early warning signs of change inside and outside TfL, future trends and themes in the nearer and longer terms that are relevant to TfL's strategic aims and offer realistic potential for scouting and trialling. 3. Trial Management - managing trials with or on behalf of Open Innovation. 4. Commercialisation - advising and supporting Open Innovation with sales, marketing and commercialisation opportunities.£2m

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
2024/S 000-007121
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Review Details
In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
1

Tender Period

Ends
12 Apr 2024, 17:00

Classification

Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
No
Description
The Innovation Operations Supplier (IOS) will deliver work in the following four activity areas to be delivered through call off contracts: 1. Scouting- finding innovative solutions and suppliers in the market to solve TfL problems. 2. Horizon Scans - advising on early warning signs of change inside and outside TfL, future trends and themes in the nearer and longer terms that are relevant to TfL's strategic aims and offer realistic potential for scouting and trialling. 3. Trial Management - managing trials with or on behalf of Open Innovation. 4. Commercialisation - advising and supporting Open Innovation with sales, marketing and commercialisation opportunities.

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Options

Description
The Authority has the option to extend the agreement for 1 year beyond the initial three year term.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality
Description
65
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
35

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Entry 2
Region
UKI

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
79900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-14777
Name
Transport for London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
E201JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport

Identifier

Legal Name
Transport for London
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
James Inchbald
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-6187
Name
Transport for London

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Transport for London
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-99007
Name
Transport for London

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI41
Locality
LONDON
Postal Code
E201JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
5 Endeavour Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Transport

Identifier

Legal Name
Transport for London
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
James Inchbald
Organisation 4
Id
GB-COH-10012478
Name
Plexal (City) Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI
Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Id
10012478
Scheme
GB-COH
Legal Name
Plexal (City) Ltd

Award information

Award 1
Id
007392-2025-tfl_scp_002442-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-10012478
Name
Plexal (City) Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
007392-2025-tfl_scp_002442-1
Status
active
Award ID
007392-2025-tfl_scp_002442-1
Date Signed
28 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
2,000,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · LONDON · UKI41 · E201JN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0445db-2025-02-27T12:55:31Zcompiled ·