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

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Opportunity overview

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking a managed service partner to provide 24x7x365 operational support, monitoring, management, maintenance and optimisation of its cloud network infrastructure across public cloud environments. The scope includes cloud connectivity services, virtual networking, cloud gateways, cloud firewalls, security appliances, cloud exchange services, and interconnectivity solutions such as ExpressRoute and Direct Connect. The service extends beyond traditional incident management and includes proactive monitoring, alerting, logging, firewall policy management, security compliance, change and configuration management, capacity planning, backup and restoration, vulnerability remediation, reporting, and risk management. Suppliers must demonstrate strong cloud networking expertise, integration with TfL's existing operational toolsets, compliance with recognised security standards, and the ability to support a highly available, business-critical environment. TfL wishes to understand market capability, service delivery approaches, tooling, commercial models and innovation opportunities that will support the ongoing operation, security and optimisation of its cloud network estate while maintaining resilience, governance and compliance.

Classification

  • CPV48821000 — Network servers
  • CPV72222300 — Information technology services
  • CPV72225000 — System quality assurance assessment and review services
  • CPV72253100 — Helpdesk services
  • CPV72253200 — Systems support services
  • CPV72261000 — Software support services
  • CPV72511000 — Network management software 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
ocds-h6vhtk-06cac5
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
8 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
13 Jul 2027, 00:00
Ends
12 Jul 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
48821000
Description
Network servers
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72222300
Description
Information technology services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
72225000
Description
System quality assurance assessment and review services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253100
Description
Helpdesk services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72253200
Description
Systems support services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
72261000
Description
Software support services
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
72511000
Description
Network management software services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We are seeking input on our procurement approach. To register your interest and receive more information, please contact cloudnetworksupport@tfl.gov.uk
Due
14 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066187-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
14 Jul 2026, 13:35
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
publicUndertaking
Description
Public undertaking

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI41 · E20 1JN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKI · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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