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Jubilee Line Train Management System, Passenger Information System and Saloon CCTV Turnkey System Replacement Project
London Underground Limited · Public undertaking
In brief
London Underground Limited has announced plans to buy IT and software and leisure and events work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 2 August 2027.
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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
Given the age of Jubilee line 96TS (1996 Train Stock), several systems are now experiencing obsolescence which impact the fleet's maintainability and day-to-day availability. The aspiration is for the fleet to operate, with an acceptable level of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS), until replacement in approximately 2045. To address these obsolescence issues, London Underground (LU) have mobilised a project to develop and implement a sustainable solution. A 'Make vs. Buy' analysis is required to establish the optimal means of project delivery. To date, project development has assumed and have been engaging the market, on a 'Make' scenario for the individual…Read the full description
Given the age of Jubilee line 96TS (1996 Train Stock), several systems are now experiencing obsolescence which impact the fleet's maintainability and day-to-day availability. The aspiration is for the fleet to operate, with an acceptable level of Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS), until replacement in approximately 2045.
To address these obsolescence issues, London Underground (LU) have mobilised a project to develop and implement a sustainable solution.
A 'Make vs. Buy' analysis is required to establish the optimal means of project delivery. To date, project development has assumed and have been engaging the market, on a 'Make' scenario for the individual systems, whereby LU procures replacement systems from 3rd parties and deliver their integration across the fleet at an in-house production facility.
This Market Engagement Exercise however, seeks to assess market appetite and capability to deliver the 'Buy' scenario, where a supplier is contracted to deliver a 'Turnkey' programme of works to address all the systems of concern as provided in the scope below - which itemises the Core / Extended scope systems and their respective Preferred solution. The Preferred solutions were determined as part of an LU completed optioneering work.
CORE SCOPE
1: Train Management System (TMS), including Incident Recorder (IR) - Replacement
2: Passenger Information System (PIS) - Replacement
3: Saloon CCTV - Replacement
EXTENDED SCOPE
4: Propulsion Inverter Electronics (PIE) - Replacement
5: Saloon & Cab Fluorescent Lighting - Replacement
6: Traction Brake Controller - Obsolescence Treatment (Repair)
7: HVAC (cab and saloon) Controllers - Obsolescence Treatment (Repair)
8: De- Icer Controller - Obsolescence Treatment (Repair)
This 'Buy' option assumedly, will require the supplier to complete all aspects of the design, prototyping, manufacture, installation and testing & commissioning of the replacement systems across the fleet (in full) at their facility. Such option could be preferable to LU if the approach, costs and delivery timelines proposed by the suppliers present better value in comparison to the "Make" option and current internal estimates.
The outcome of the Early Market Engagement will output the preferred modality for project delivery, to be progressed to tender with the intention of implementing it on all of LU's 63 Jubilee Line fleet of trains.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 068365-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 068366-2025
About the buyer
London Underground LimitedLast 12 months
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From notice 068365-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 24 October 2025, last updated 24 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.