Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of Negative Bearings for Circle, District & Hammersmith and City Lines
Notice Description
London Underground Limited (LUL) requires the replacement of existing negative bearings as part of the S7 Programme Lift. The negative bearings form an integral part of the bogie assembly and axle integration, including the negative shoegear, and are critical to the safe and reliable operation of the fleet.
Procurement Information
Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement As part of the S7 Programme Lift, it is necessary to replace the existing negative bearings. These bearings are designed and manufactured by Schaeffler to Alstom's (formerly Bombardier Transportation) specifications and are integral to the bogie assembly and axle integration, including the negative shoegear. The intellectual property rights and detailed technical specifications remain exclusively with Schaeffler and are not available to London Underground Limited (LUL). Therefore, this contract will be for the provision of repeat goods from Schaeffler in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Section 41.6 Schedule 5 paragraph 7 which states: The public contract concerns the supply of goods, services or works by the existing supplier which are intended as an extension to, or partial replacement of, existing goods, services or works in circumstances where- a) a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and b) the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05fbba
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042347-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
44440000 - Bearings
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,551,699 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Dec 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 21 May 2026 - 22 May 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042347-2026
8th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085476-2025
22nd December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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