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Transport for London Air System Hoses for Bakerloo Line 72TS

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

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 13:43.

Opportunity overview

Transport for London (TfL) is initiating this Early Market Engagement (EME) to connect with potential specialist suppliers of  air system hoses for the Bakerloo Line fleet. This EME presents an opportunity for you to share your technical knowledge, experience, and insights to help TfL shape the requirements and specification for a  Best-in-Class air system hose solution. Your input will be instrumental in informing our procurement strategy and ensuring alignment with industry best practices. There are 36 seven-car trains operating on the Bakerloo Line 72TS. These consist of the following types of vehicles: Driving Motor (DM), Trailer (T), Uncoupling Non- Driving Motor (UNDM). They are formed into three and four car units that combine to make a seven-car train. 72TS are direct release Automatic Air Brake (AAB) trains with an air compressor, on each trailer, supplying compressed air to the brakes and pneumatics systems. The hoses, provide flexible connections to components via the network of steel and copper piping.

Classification

  • CPV34620000 — Rolling stock
  • CPV34631000 — Parts of locomotives or rolling stock

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05eea9
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Jul 2031, 23:59
Starts
1 Aug 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Jul 2034, 23:59

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
34620000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Rolling stock
Entry 2
Id
34631000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Parts of locomotives or rolling stock

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
079688-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Dec 2025, 12:05

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
8 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
Suppliers are requested to confirm the following: a) Confirm your interest to engage in this Early Market Engagement. The supplier's Expression of Interest (EOI) should be received by 1 week after PME Notice and returned MSQ information should be sent to Tinchilee@tfl.gov.uk no later than 5 weeks from the date of issue of this EME to suppliers. The date of issue is 4th December 2025. b) Please request the MSQ document from Tinchilee@tfl.gov.uk c) Please return a full response by 6pm 8th January 2026 to Tinchilee@tfl.gov.uk Please provide an overview of your company and your main points of contact for this EME in the MSQ. Provide indicative dates for potential visits/meetings to TfL and to your facilities. Non-responses to this expression of interest will be deemed as not interested. If bidders do not choose to participate in the Early Market Engagement process, this will not affect the ability to participate in the tender, if Expression of Interest to participate in the tender is received by the closing date of the tender.

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

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05eea9-2025-12-04T12:05:14ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·