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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

S-Stock Passenger Seat Upgrade

Transport for London · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 22:35.

Opportunity overview

TfL are procuring the design, manufacture and supply of circa 61,140 seats for the 'S-Stock' trains. The S-Stock fleet of trains comprises of the following lines on London Underground: - Metropolitan Line; - District Line; - Hammersmith and City Line; and - Circle Line. This contract for an estimated duration of 3 years with an option to extend for up to 24 months. In total there is a nominal 193 trains consisting of two variants, 'S8' (59 trains circa 360 seats each) and 'S7' (133 trains circa 304 seats each).

Classification

  • CPV33193223 — Wheelchair seats
  • CPV34631300 — Rolling-stock seats
  • CPV39110000 — Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
  • CPV50224100 — Reconditioning services of rolling stock seats

Lots

  • Lot 1£6m

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
WS2440522969
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
To access the tender documents and to be able to participate in the tender, ALL suppliers must be registered on TfL's SAP Ariba system. To express an interest for this contract, interested bidders must BOTH confirm by email to Luke.Parrott@tube.tfl.gov.uk to express their interest in the opportunity AND complete Ariba registration, if required. Upon completion of registration and confirmation that the bidder has been invited to the Sourcing Event in Ariba, the interested bidder will have unrestricted and full access to the procurement documents, free of charge through their dashboard when they login to Ariba at https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Any additional information can be obtained from the above mentioned email address. To register or to check if you are already registered in Ariba log on to https://service.ariba.com/Supplier.aw. Interested participants must read the instructions carefully before proceeding with registration and are advised to satisfy themselves that they understand all the requirements of this opportunity and the procurement exercise before submitting their response. For help on uploading your responses, please refer to https://support.ariba.com/Adapt/Ariba_Network_Supplier_Training. If the problem persists please contact Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk Please note, even if you are already a registered supplier on SAP Ariba you must without any delay confirm to Luke.Parrott@tube.tfl.gov.uk your intention to participate in this opportunity and your details as follows, so that TfL can manually add vital details to the Sourcing Event on SAP Ariba. You must provide ALL of the following details: - your single point of contact first name and surname - your email address - your position in the organisation - your organisation name - your organisation Ariba Network ID (ANID) number.
Expression Of Interest Deadline
22 Jun 2026, 10:00
Published risks
TfL / LUL operate a live running railway there there may be operational considerations where trains may not be available and thus, slow the progress of contract delivery. There is an allowence to extend the contract by up to 24 months from the original completion date to cover this risk. There is also a risk of accidental or other damage at no fault of the Supplier, thus there is a provision while the contract is live to purchase additional Seats (or parts thereof),

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
TfL is undertaking a competitive flexible procedure with multiple stages; (1) Conditions of Participation (including bidder selection); (2) Initial Tenders; (3) Negotiation; and (4) Best and Final Offer. The process and procedures are described in more detail within Volume 1 of the Tender. IMPORTANT: There will be only one submission for the first (1) and second (2) stage for this procurement as mentioned above. The submission shall include all information required for the assessment.

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Expected award period

Ends
5 Mar 2027, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
7,200,000
Amount
6,000,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Project Management and Risk

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Commercial

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
10
Weight
percentageExact

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
6

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
Full criteria can be found in the free of charge tender documents, however, succinctly, Bidders will be required to provide answers to questions to relevant to the subject matter in addition to standard Conditions of Participation questions. These will be scored and ranked highest to lowest and the top 5 will proceed though to tender. However, if there is 5% gap between the 5th and 6trh ranked Bidders both will go though.
For Reduction
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
26 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
25 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
25 Mar 2032, 23:59

Renewal

Description
It may be prudent to extend the contract by up to 24 months to allow for risks (known and unknown) to the project.

Options

Description
There is an option in the proposed contract for storage facilities to meet the needs of TfL.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33193223
Description
Wheelchair seats
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34631300
Description
Rolling-stock seats
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
39110000
Description
Seats, chairs and related products, and associated parts
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
50224100
Description
Reconditioning services of rolling stock seats

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
045144-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 May 2026, 21:14
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHMT-6197-NWNZ

Address

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

Contact

Name
Luke Parrott

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Organisation 2
Name
London Underground Limited
Id
GB-COH-01900907
Role Details
Transport for London is procuring on behalf of its subsidiary, London Underground Limited.

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
01900907

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWJB-7544-VZCL

Address

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

Contact

Name
Luke Parrott

Roles

procuringEntity

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 045144-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·