Notice Information
Notice Title
Adhesion Prediction Tool Replacement
Notice Description
This notice is issued by TfL to notify the market of our intention to carry out market engagement and a potential future tender which may commence in March 2026. The total contract value is unknown at this time we are embark on this market engagement process. This process does not commit TfL or potential suppliers to any spend. The specification has yet to be developed, however the findings from this market engagement process will inform the final specification. Scope: To transport the high number of passengers required in a modern city constrained by legacy tunnels and platform lengths needs more frequent trains which in turn requires higher acceleration and brake rates. However, to prevent wheel spin under acceleration or wheel slide under braking requires a minimum level of adhesion (friction) at the wheel rail interface. Adhesion Controllers Condition Assessment Tool (ACCAT) has been employed over the last 20+ years on the Central line and approaching 6 years on the Sub Surface Railway. Using the underlying logic, the ACCAT processes weather data provided by a 3rd party and several other inputs to predict the available rail adhesion and outputs recommendations in the following three categories: 1. The operation of railhead treatment trains, thus improving the level of adhesion available to trains. 2. Brake rate reduction, thus reducing the adhesion required to stop the train. It also recommends when an imposed brake rate reduction can be removed 3. Severe weather warnings TfL is interested in the innovation software development solutions offered by the market for the development of a custom adhesion prediction tool.
Planning Information
This exercise does not form part of any formal procurement process. All responses will be carefully considered but will not bind TfL to any approach to the procurement, nor will responses be treated as conveying any promise or commitment on the part of the respondent. Early Market Engagement process: - 1) Preliminary engagement notice - 2) Interested suppliers submit a response to MS form: https://forms.office.com/e/mxVLrTJM8Y - 3) Preliminary market engagement document issued to interested Suppliers - 4) Supplier day - 5) Interactive Supplier session If you have any questions in regards to this preliminary market engagement process please contact the Procurement Manager, Oluwatobi Omoniyi (oluwatobiomoniyi@tfl.gov.uk) TfL reserves the right to conduct further market engagement in the future if required.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0515bb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022260-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
48100000 - Industry specific software package
60200000 - Railway transport services
63711000 - Support services for railway transport
72210000 - Programming services of packaged software products
72230000 - Custom software development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 28 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
- Contact Name
- Oluwatobi Omoniyi
- Contact Email
- oluwatobiomoniyi@tfl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- E20 1JN
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI41 Hackney and Newham
- Delivery Location
- TLI London
-
- Local Authority
- Newham
- Electoral Ward
- Stratford Olympic Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022260-2025
16th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022190-2025
16th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022186-2025
16th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022181-2025
16th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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