Qualification system – utilities
This notice is a call for competition
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport for London
5 Endeavour Square
London
E201JN
UK
Contact person: Phil Thornton
E-mail: railreplacementgroup@tfl.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.tfl.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Call for Competition publication - Rail Replacement
II.1.2) Main CPV code
60130000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
London Bus Services Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL). TfL is a complex organisation operating both as a functional body of the Greater London Authority (GLA) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a provider of transport. Further information on TfL can be found at
www.tfl.gov.uk (https://www.tfl.gov.uk).
The contract or contracts (if any) resulting ultimately from this notice may be awarded by, and may be for the benefit of London Bus Services Limited, TfL and/or any of its other subsidiaries.
London Bus Services Limited reserves the right to award any contract in whole or in part or not at all as a result of this notice. London Bus services Limited, TfL and/or any of its subsidiaries shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any bidders in responding to this notice or in tendering for related contract(s).
II.2.8) Duration of the qualification system
Start:
21/01/2026
End:
20/01/2027
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 169-414342
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
London Bus Services Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on any award of a contract is communicated to tenderers. That information will provide full information on any award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge award decisions before a contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI2006 No 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Transport for London
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2026