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Pan-TfL Carbon Accounting and Utilities Management Solutions: Preliminary Market Engagement

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

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Opportunity overview

Transport for London (TfL) is conducting preliminary market engagement to understand the current state of the market for Carbon Accounting and Utilities Management solutions. TfL is the largest consumer of electricity in London, with annual consumption of 1.6 Terawatt hours (TWh) in electricity and an additional 50 Gigawatt hours (GWh) in gas. TfL spends nearly £357m on operating costs for utilities annually, managing billing across over 2,000 operational sites and 2,500 metering points. Over half of TfL's total carbon emissions are indirect, arising from its supply chain, capital projects, operational material consumption, and supplier energy use. TfL currently delivers carbon accounting and utilities management through separate systems and processes. This market engagement seeks to understand market capability across the following areas: Utilities bill payment, including validation, reconciliation, and payment processing Utilities data visualisation and performance management Carbon accounting across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, aligned to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and legislative requirements including Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) Supply chain carbon data capture and reporting Forecasting, scenario planning, and target tracking in support of TfL's science-based net zero commitments TfL is issuing a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) to a broad range of suppliers. This notice is published in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This exercise does not constitute a formal procurement process and does not commit TfL to any subsequent procurement activity.

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV65000000 — Public utilities
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV90700000 — Environmental 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
WS3134607343
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Jan 2028, 00:00
Ends
31 Dec 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2037, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
65000000
Description
Public utilities
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
TfL is conducting preliminary market engagement through a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) to understand current market capability for Carbon Accounting and Utilities Management solutions. The engagement period commenced on 15 May 2026 and will close on 19 June 2026, following the deadline for receipt of MSQ responses. Clarification questions may be submitted until 30 May 2026 and TfL intends to issue responses by 13 June 2026. This exercise is for market engagement only and does not constitute a commitment to procure. TfL may, at its discretion, undertake further engagement with selected suppliers after review of responses.
Due
19 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056981-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
17 Jun 2026, 10:44
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
Meera Yadav

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 044713-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 044714-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 046710-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 056981-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·