Notice Information
Notice Title
Elizabeth line software requirements (Competency Management and Workforce Rostering)
Notice Description
Scope Description The Elizabeth Line is London's newest railway line running from Reading in the West through to Shenfield in the east through the middle of London. The operating of the railway is split into a number of teams carrying out maintenance and other activities on the network on a number of different shift patterns. Each of these teams have different roster patterns that are currently organised by a combination of methods. This investigation seeks to identify a single tool that will plan, adjust and report on staff rosters. Effective workforce planning is critical to ensure: - Safe and timely execution of maintenance activities - Efficient deployment of resources. - Compliance with regulatory and contractual obligations, in particular the requirements of the Office of Rail Regulator for fatigue risk assessments to be carried out and recorded where workers shifts meet requirements for duration, rest period and a number of other factors. Objective of the proposed solution We are exploring the implementation of a digital solution to support workforce rostering, planning and scheduling. The key objectives are to: - Improve the efficiency and automation of the rostering processes. - Enable a workflow where a draft roster pattern can be circulated prior to publishing - Enhance visibility of workforce availability, skills and constraints, bringing in data from other HR data that holds key qualification and organisational data. - Enable optimisation of workforce allocation. - Support safe and compliant delivery of maintenance activities. - Provide scalable and user-friendly tooling for planners and operational teams. Contract dates (estimated) 1 May 2027 to 30 April 2032 5 years Main procurement category Services CPV classifications * 72212330 - Scheduling and productivity software development services * 79630000: Personnel services except placement and supply services * 48450000: Time accounting or human resources software package Contract locations UK - London Engagement Deadline 3 July 2026 Engagement process description This Preliminary Engagement Notice is being issued for the primary reason of seeking information from the market. Subsequent to reviewing the findings for the Elizabeth Line Roster & Fatigue Tool, this may lead to a procurement. Engagement is being sought via a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which aims to gather feedback from potential suppliers including but not limited to: market interest and capability, risks and issues. To participate in this early market engagement, organisations are required to register their interest via email to the following Inbox: ELRostering@tfl.gov.uk. TfL will respond with an MSQ, which we invite interested suppliers to submit a response to this PME Please note the deadline for submitting an MSQ response is 6:00pm 10th July 2026. TfL also reserves the right to conduct further rounds of preliminary market engagement in relation to this project and TfL may conduct one to one discussions with organisations to explore and better understand their responses to the MSQ.
Planning Information
Engagement process description This Preliminary Engagement Notice is being issued for the primary reason of seeking information from the market. Subsequent to reviewing the findings for the Elizabeth Line Roster & Fatigue Tool, this may lead to a procurement. Engagement is being sought via a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which aims to gather feedback from potential suppliers including but not limited to: market interest and capability, risks and issues. To participate in this early market engagement, organisations are required to register their interest via email to the following Inbox: ELRostering@tfl.gov.uk. TfL will respond with an MSQ, which we invite interested suppliers to submit a response to this PME Please note the deadline for submitting an MSQ response is 6:00pm 10th July 2026. TfL also reserves the right to conduct further rounds of preliminary market engagement in relation to this project and TfL may conduct one to one discussions with organisations to explore and better understand their responses to the MSQ.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b788
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057337-2026
- 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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
72212330 - Scheduling and productivity software development services
79630000 - Personnel services except placement and supply services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Jul 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2027 - 30 Apr 2032 Over 5 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
- 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
- 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/057337-2026
17th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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