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Road User Charging - Business and Enforcement Operations Service

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

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Opportunity overview

This PMEN is for the Business and Enforcement Operations (BEOps) Service in support of TfL's Road User Charging (RUC) programme. TfL currently operates the following RUC Schemes: - Congestion Charge (CC) - Low Emission Zone (LEZ) - Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) - Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnel User Charging (TUC) - HGV Safety Permit Scheme - Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) processing for on-street enforcement (Traffic Enforcement TE) Background The contract which TfL wishes to award pursuant to this procurement process will cover both the Business Operations (BOps) and the Enforcement Operations (EOps) for RUC in a single contract, including IT systems and related services described in more detail below. The new BEOps Contract will support all current RUC Schemes, any associated volumetric changes and may also need to make provision for future enhancements or developments that may be associated with RUC schemes, subject to due governance process. The scope includes the detailed design, development, configuration, integration, testing, and implementation of scalable IT systems and services for both Business Operations and Enforcement Operations. It encompasses ongoing continuous operation, support and maintenance of the systems and services, alongside data quality analysis and collaboration with other RUC and third-party suppliers. The service provider will be responsible for the operation of the end-to-end BEOps Service including: - Receive Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) data for processing. - Customer account management. - Discount processing. - Digital services. - Payment processing, reimbursement services and billing. - Event processing. - Provision of an enquiry and complaints service via various channels including telephone, webchat and digital. - Financial accounting. - Validating contraventions. - Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) issuing and processing. - Representations and appeals. - Debt registration and enforcement. - Claims and applications. - Service management. Expected contract value in excess of £2bn over the 20 year term. Market Briefing (In Person/Teams) - 06 May 2026 Conference Room 1, Ground Floor, TfL, Palestra House, 197 Blackfriars Rd, London SE1 8NJ.

Classification

  • CPV60112000 — Public road transport services
  • CPV63712000 — Support services for road transport
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV98351110 — Parking enforcement services

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
WS2480427683
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planned

Contract period

Starts
25 Sept 2028, 00:00
Ends
25 Sept 2042, 00:59
Max Extent Date
25 Sept 2048, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
60112000
Description
Public road transport services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
63712000
Description
Support services for road transport
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
98351110
Description
Parking enforcement services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Please contact rucprocurement@tfl.gov.uk to express your interest in this early market engagement exercise for the BEOps Service. Following your expression of interest, TfL will send you a BEOps Market Brochure which describes the RUC Programme and BEOps Service in more detail. TfL will also send you a Market Sounding Questionnaire. This questionnaire is designed to help TfL determine its requirements for any future procurement activity and to help TfL devise its strategy. Please note that this exercise is purely for market research, and no aspect of this process constitutes an offer or acceptance of an offer by TfL of any proposal that may be put forward.
Due
22 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
035805-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Apr 2026, 16:33
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

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 016040-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 035805-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·