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Gangway and Inter-Car Barrier Overhaul for London Underground S Stock (Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line) Fleet

London Underground Limited · Public undertaking

In brief

London Underground Limited has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £5,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 31 March 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Gangway and Inter-Car Barriers of the London Underground S Stock (Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines) fleet of trains are overdue for replacement / overhaul according to the Vehicle Management System. An engineering assessment has been undertaken to evaluate the current condition of the Gangways and Inter-Car Barriers. A specification report has been produced as a result and we are progressing this for early market engagement for better understanding of market interest, capacity and input to help shape appropriate commercial and technical strategy for deploying the project. On conclusion of market engagement, the overhaul solution based on the specification, is intended to be progressed to tender with the objective of implementing it on all of London Underground's 192 S Stock fleet of trains

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 066467-2025
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 066473-2025

Last time this was bought

Supply of Replacement Headlights and Taillights for London Underground S Stock (Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan line) Fleet

Awarded
8 October 2025
Value
£869,222

Matched on London Underground Limited, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

London Underground LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

35

Awards

18

Suppliers it has used most

All tenders and awards from London Underground Limited

From notice 066467-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025, last updated 17 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.