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Primary Spring Chevrons - 09 HOPL (Victoria Line)

London Underground Limited · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 17:56.

Opportunity overview

This direct award procurement is for the supply of the bogie Primary Spring Chevrons for the Victoria Line fleet. The primary suspension chevrons are Metalastik units made up of metal plates bonded with a moulded rubber layer. This rubber serves a dual purpose: it acts as a spring while also providing damping, and it allows limited movement so the wheelset can make small rotations in all directions. The programme is phase 2 of the of the Victoria Line Heavy Overhaul programme. This phase will commence in October 2026. The Chevrons will be fitted to the Bogies at Depot with a 100% mandatory swap out of 128 Chevron per train. 46 trains will be overhauled in total. The train overhaul is being undertaken by TFL engineering team.

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.

ALSTOM TRANSPORT UK LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£508.4k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£610.1k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08462831
Location
Derby, UKF11, DE24 8AD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
WS2839371013
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The justification for award of this proposed contract to Alstom Engineering & Services UK Ltd, in accordance with the direct award under Schedule 5, paragraph 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. Under the original procurement contract with Bombardier Trains UK for the Victoria Line Fleet, London Underground Limited has extensive rights to use Technical Information originally provided by Bombardier Trains UK for a number of purposes, including to undertake or procure maintenance, repair or overhaul of the train components, but that list of purposes does not include the manufacture of new components or overhaul requirements of existing goods, except in the case of declared obsolescence of those parts or a declared willingness from Bombardier Trains UK, (now known as Alstom), for London Underground Limited to procure the parts from a third party. A change of supplier would therefore oblige London Underground Limited to acquire the assembly with different technical characteristics which would result in a high likelihood of incompatibility resulting in the risk of delay in Overhaul of the entire Victoria Line Fleet. Any deviation from the original design would compromise safety-critical parameters, including ride quality, passenger comfort and derailment risk. To ensure operational safety and compliance, genuine OEM parts manufactured to the original specifications must be sourced. By procuring through Alstom, Transport for London guarantees that the Primary Spring Chevrons supplied are authentic components, manufactured to the required standards, thereby safeguarding technical compliance and the continued safe operation of the Victoria Line fleet.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Underground Limited
Id
GB-COH-01900907

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

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking
Organisation 2
Name
Transport for London
Id
GB-PPON-PHMT-6197-NWNZ
Role Details
London Underground is a subsidiary acting on behalf of Transport For London

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

procuringEntity
processContactPoint
Organisation 3
Name
ALSTOM TRANSPORT UK LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-08462831

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
08462831

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PRVW-7854-MGPW

Address

Street Address
Alstom, Litchurch Lane
Locality
Derby
Postal Code
DE24 8AD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKF11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34630000
Description
Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock; railways traffic-control equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08462831
Name
ALSTOM TRANSPORT UK LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
15 Apr 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
KPIs are as set out in the existing framework agreement with Alstom.

Period

Starts
23 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
23 Jul 2027, 23:59

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Potential that the goods are damaged on installation and the purchaser would need to purchase replacement(s). In this instance of a 'known unknown risk' the purchaser reserves the rights to vary the contract where allowed by the Procurement Act 2023.

Value

Including VAT
610,099
Amount
508,416
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
036889-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
23 Apr 2026, 09:44
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 004177-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 030106-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 036889-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·