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title: "Pan Fleet Design and Supply of Rail Glazing Tender Preliminary Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050526"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "TRANSPORT FOR LONDON"
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# Pan Fleet Design and Supply of Rail Glazing Tender Preliminary Market Engagement

Buyer: TRANSPORT FOR LONDON  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050526

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## Summary

Transport for London (TfL) is planning a procurement process under the title "Pan Fleet Design and Supply of Rail Glazing Tender Preliminary Market Engagement". This tender relates to the industry category of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts, specifically aiming to address the aging London Underground (LU) passenger rail vehicles. The procurement stage is currently in planning, with key milestones already scheduled, including submission of market sounding questionnaires by 16 May 2025. This process will take place in London, United Kingdom, with the contract period anticipated to start on 1 November 2025 and end on 31 October 2033.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in rail vehicle glazing systems, especially those capable of managing intellectual property rights and ensuring compliance with current standards. Suitable candidates include small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs) that can demonstrate robust engineering capabilities and innovation. Competing for this tender could lead to long-term contracts and significant growth prospects, particularly for companies with proven expertise in the rail industry’s technical requirements and supply chain management.

## Notice

London Underground (LU) passenger rail vehicles vary in age from 53 years old (1972 Tube Stock on the Bakerloo line) to 11 years old (S7 Stock on the District line). Some LU engineering vehicles are even older, with the tunnel cleaning train being converted 1938 Tube Stock (87 years old). The designs of the existing glazing systems for this diverse range of vehicles are in various states of completeness and, even if complete, often specify obsolete standards and materials. Most of the incompleteness arises from the proprietary nature of the designs of the glazing, frames and seals, the design of which was often outsourced by the original train builders. The proposed tender is intended to secure long-term supply of rail vehicle glazing systems and to maximise LU's intellectual property rights (IPRs) over the designs, recognizing that there are likely to be existing IPRs owned by the supplier.

### Planning Information

Becoming a TfL supplier :
Our eTendering system, Ariba Network, is a web-based tendering tool that supports procurement activities and collaboration between the buyer and supplier. 
If you're a supplier you should register on Ariba Network before tendering for opportunities with TfL. 
Find out more at: 
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/suppliers-and-contractors/become-a-tfl-supplier
About this questionnaire
Please contact Tinchilee@tfl.gov.uk for the questionnaire.
Please enter your answers in the boxes and/or tables that follow each question in the questionnaire word document
Your answers to this market sounding questionnaire (MSQ) will allow TfL to align the procurement of rail vehicle glazing design and supply to market interest and capability. 
Your answers will be treated as TfL restricted in accordance with TfL standard S1782, Information security classification. This means that your answers will only be visible to people authorised by TfL, typically only the TfL staff involved in the procurement. 
Please answer all questions and send your completed questionnaire by email to the Procurement Manager, Tin-Chi Lee (tinchilee@tfl.gov.uk) before 17:00 GMT on 16th May 2025. Late Response will not be considered. 
TfL reserves the right to engage a maximum of 5 of the highest scoring bidders, who will demonstrate their capability to deliver this package, for market engagement. Non-responses to this expression of interest will be deemed as not interested. Participants must have satisfied SECTION 10 requirements (in the questionnaire document) prior for consideration for engagement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016030-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 16 May 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRANSPORT FOR LONDON |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34600000 - Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts

## Release History

- 17 Apr 2025 at 15:09 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016030-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016030-2025
  17th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/suppliers-and-contractors/become-a-tfl-supplier
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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