Buyer profile · Public undertaking
Transport for London tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 30
- About one every 12 days
- Contracts awarded
- 142
- To 159 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.34bn
- 94 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £1.42m
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 7 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £45mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £4.1mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £120kestimated
- Value not stated
- £120kestimated
- Value not stated
- £450kestimated
- Value not stated
- £1mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)55%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)32%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Transport for London has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 36 days
- Longer than 86% of other public bodies
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 55%
- Lower than 56% of other public bodies
- Based on 228 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 45%
- Lower than 66% of other public bodies
- Based on 184 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 91% of other public bodies
- Based on 67 awards
- Split into lots
- 18%
- Higher than 50% of other public bodies
- Based on 28 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 32%
- Higher than 60% of other public bodies
- Based on 228 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 71% of other public bodies
- Based on 30 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Transport for London: 36 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Transport for London: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Transport for London: 55%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Transport for London: 45%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Transport for London.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering Vehicles - Maintenance & Support Services | Specialist Engineering Services Limited | £768k | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Digital Tree Surveys | greeHill Deutschland GmbH | £99k | 15 Dec 2026 |
| Economic Impact of TfL Supply Chain | Confederation of British Industry | £52k | 21 Dec 2026 |
| X144 - West London Orbital Track Surveys | Plowman Craven Limited | £143k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Piccadilly Line Upgrade | AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited | £96k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| TFL PLU Driver Access Platforms for Arnos Grove | Dura Composites Limited | £216k | 17 Jan 2027 |
| DLR Thamesmead Extension Water Utility Studies Tranche One | Thames Water Utilities Limited | £841k | 29 Jan 2027 |