Planning

Concessions Scheme Systems, Scheme Management and Card Fulfilment Services

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

18 Feb 2026 at 17:03

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

21 May 2025 at 14:04

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process for the "Concessions Scheme Systems, Scheme Management and Card Fulfilment Services". This process is aimed at engaging suppliers with the expertise to support London's Concessionary Travel System Development and/or Card Fulfilment/Bureau services. The procurement falls within the services category, specifically IT services, software development, and information systems. Located in London, United Kingdom, the engagement process involves written responses through an MSQ document due by 17 March 2026. The process remains solution agnostic with no defined procurement route at this stage.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for companies specialising in IT services, software package development, and consulting. With a planned contract period starting in 2028 and expected project value grossing up to £14,400,000 GBP, businesses with innovative solutions in software and hardware provision are well-positioned to benefit from this engagement. Transport for London being a central government public authority offers a reliable procurement process, and engaging in this scheme will allow businesses to potentially expand their footprint in the public sector. With clarity in procurement methods being developed through SAP Ariba, companies have the opportunity to streamline submissions and communications for effective participation.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Concessions Scheme Systems, Scheme Management and Card Fulfilment Services

Notice Description

Transport for London (TfL) is conducting Preliminary Market Engagement with suppliers who can deliver services relating to London's Concessionary Travel System Development and/or Card Fulfilment/Bureau services. Available to suppliers at this stage of the engagement process, are 2 documents. First, a Market Brochure which provides information around TfL's current delivery of the Concessionary Travel Scheme and second a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ), which is the format in which suppliers can respond to this notice. Please note, this is not a call for competition. To obtain these documents please reach out to reecechasey@tfl.gov.uk. TfL is currently solution agnostic and has not defined a procurement route, the purpose of this process is to help inform TfL's strategy to deliver the outcomes of the requirements. To submit a response to the MSQ, please do this through SAP Ariba, using the link provided within the documentation. For any queries relating to SAP Ariba registration (which takes roughly 5 minutes) please contact: Ariba_Supplier_Enablement@tfl.gov.uk

Planning Information

The current stage of engagement is in the form of written responses to this notice through an MSQ document. Please reach out to reecechasey@tfl.gov.uk to obtain a copy of the Market Brochure and MSQ document. The questionnaire contains a set of questions which will help TfL inform our future strategy. The engagement process may advance into one-to-one meetings with suppliers or virtual/in-person sessions to gain further information, from both a buyer and supplier perspective. Both clarification questions and responses can be submitted through SAP Ariba, a full timeline for this stage of the Preliminary Market Engagement process can be found within the MSQ.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-051b4a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014984-2026
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
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

30200000 - Computer equipment and supplies

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£12,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Feb 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
30 Nov 202610 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2028 - 30 Jan 2033 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
Contact Name
Reece Chasey
Contact Email
reecechasey@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
Not specified
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Further Information

Notice Documents

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