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London Underground Rolling Stock Disposal

Transport for London

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

23 Oct 2026 at 13:33

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

16 Oct 2025 at 14:53

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

10 Oct 2025 at 16:45

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London has awarded a framework for removing and disposing of ageing London Underground rolling stock. Services cover haulage by road or rail, decommissioning and scrapping, recycling, and disposal. The immediate requirement supports the Piccadilly Line upgrade by removing the 1973 Tube Stock fleet as new trains are introduced. The framework also anticipates work involving Bakerloo Line rolling stock and heavy haulage vehicles, subject to funding approval for the latter projects. Work relates to the London Underground network in London. The procurement is divided between road haulage and removal, and rail haulage and removal, allowing suppliers to focus on their transport method while undertaking the associated end-of-life treatment and disposal services.

The procurement is complete and the framework awards were made on 15 October 2026. Econ Group Limited and European Metal Recycling Limited were appointed for road removal; both were also appointed for rail removal, alongside Rail Operations Group Limited. Each supplier award is recorded at £16 million. The framework period runs from 9 November 2026 to 8 November 2034, with TfL able to extend it by up to four years. The competitive flexible procedure used a qualifying utilities dynamic market, with supplier selection through RISQS. Framework call-offs may be made by mini-competition or direct award. At call-off, tenders are assessed using price per quality point, combining technical score and price. The road and rail lots were each open to SME participation.

This framework demonstrates sustained demand from TfL for specialist end-of-life rolling-stock services, rather than a one-off disposal. Credible competitors need to deliver the relevant road or rail haulage and removal capability, alongside safe decommissioning, scrapping, recycling and disposal of railway vehicles. The rail lot also attracted a supplier specialising in rail operations, while the awards included both SMEs and a large recycling company, showing that capability can come from different business sizes. Suppliers should be able to operate within the RISQS qualifying utilities dynamic market and compete for call-offs through mini-competitions or direct awards. For mini-competitions, the stated basis puts technical performance and commercial price into a price-per-quality-point assessment; a strong offer must therefore demonstrate both technical quality and cost effectiveness.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Underground Rolling Stock Disposal

Notice Description

This notice confirms the award of TfL's rolling stock disposal framework which will include removal via rail and/or road, decommissioning/scrapping, recycling and disposal of a number of aging rolling stock assets/fleets across the London Underground network. The immediate requirement under the framework is to support the Piccadilly Line Upgrade through the removal, decommissioning/scrapping, recycling and disposal of the 1973 Tube Stock fleet as the new 2024 Tube Stock trains are introduced. Removal and scrapping activities are anticipated to commence in spring 2027 and conclude during 2028. The framework is divided into two lots based on the method of haulage and removal: * Lot 1: Road Haulage and Removal * Lot 2: Rail Haulage and Removal TfL is appointing three suppliers across the two Lots, with two suppliers being appointed to Lot A - Removal by Road and three suppliers being appointed to Lot B - Removal by Rail. Suppliers will be engaged through call-off contracts awarded either through mini-competitions or direct award, in accordance with the framework provisions. TfL anticipates delivering several projects through the rolling stock disposal framework including Piccadilly Line 73TS rolling stock, Bakerloo Line 72TS rolling stock and Heavy Haulage Vehicles. The estimated total value of projects awarded through the framework is approximately PS16 million. The Bakerloo Line Upgrade and HHV disposal projects remain subject to future funding approvals

Lot Information

Road Removal

Renewal: Due to the nature of the services and as part of the Utilities exemptions, a Framework duration of the full 8 years has been chosen to ensure that it can be made full use of and with an option of a four (4) year extension is included should the projects / programmes be delayed.

Rail Removal

Renewal: Due to the nature of the services and as part of the Utilities exemptions, a Framework duration of the full 8 years has been chosen to ensure that it can be made full use of and with an option of a four (4) year extension is included should the projects / programmes be delayed.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ad30
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100492-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

50 - Repair and maintenance services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

34610000 - Rail locomotives and tenders

34621000 - Railway maintenance or service vehicles, and railway freight wagons

50229000 - Demolition of rolling stock

90523000 - Toxic waste disposal services except radioactive waste and contaminated soil

90530000 - Operation of a refuse site

90700000 - Environmental services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£11,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£11,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£16,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
19 Dec 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 Nov 2026 - 8 Nov 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport for London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Econ Group Limited

European Metal Recycling Ltd

Rail Operations Group

Further Information

Notice Documents

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