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Heavy Haulage Vehicles - Battery Locomotives

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 01:06.

Opportunity overview

Transport for London (TfL) plans to procure 29 bespoke battery locomotives to replace its life expired fleet. The new locomotives will: · Operate across the entire TfL network. · Support four signalling systems. · Deliver increased haulage capacity from 400 to 600 tonnes per vehicle pair. This programme is critical to TfL's infrastructure works, ensuring improved reliability, zero-emission technology, and operational efficiency. Early engagement will help shape technical requirements and delivery timelines.

Classification

  • CPV34611000 — Locomotives
  • CPV34621200 — Railway maintenance or service vehicles

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
WS2094311281
Main Procurement Category
goods
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Starts
12 Mar 2029, 00:00
Ends
26 May 2037, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34611000
Description
Locomotives
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34621200
Description
Railway maintenance or service vehicles

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Purpose The contracting authority intends to conduct preliminary market engagement to inform a forthcoming procurement of Heavy Haulage Vehicles (HHV) Battery Locomotives. This engagement aims to validate technical requirements, understand market capability, ascertain potential options/innovations to meet requirements and ensure the tender is clear, proportionate, and deliverable. Compliance Note This notice is published in accordance with sections 16-17 of the Procurement Act 2023. Some engagement activities (initial questionnaires and one-to-one supplier meetings) have already taken place. This notice ensures transparency and equal treatment by inviting suppliers to participate in remaining activities and by committing to share any material information from earlier engagement in a non-confidential form with all participants. Engagement Activities Completed: · Initial market questionnaire (technical and commercial) · Further questionnaire (technical and commercial) · One-to-one supplier meetings Upcoming: · Supplier visit to the authority's depot to view the current fleet and associated infrastructure. Location: Ruislip Depot · One iterative test of draft technical requirements (feedback round) TfL may add further engagement activities, if required, to support a robust and effective PME process. Any such activities will be communicated to participating suppliers in due course. How to Participate Suitably qualified and experienced suppliers with the capability and capacity to deliver the full scope of the required services and have not yet engaged, are invited to join the engagement. Contact for further information: Phillippa Ratcliffe - PhillippaRatcliffe@Tfl.gov.uk Fairness and Transparency All suppliers will have access to the same core information. Any material insights from earlier activities will be shared in an appropriate, non-confidential form. Participation does not constitute pre-qualification nor guarantee invitation to tender. If the authority alters the engagement plan or timetable, an update notice will be issued on Find a Tender.
Due
20 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
033226-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Apr 2026, 12:14
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

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 033226-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·