AwardedAwarded 23 December 2025
London Underground Radio Contract
Transport for London · Public undertaking
In brief
Transport for London awarded this contract to Motorola Solutions UK Ltd on 23 December 2025.
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What the notice says
**Note: This is a duplicate UK7 Notice which was published on the 29 January 2026, 9:01am. This notice includes the redacted contract as the only change.** London Underground Limited (LUL) (a subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL)) awarded a contract (London Underground Radio Contract) to Motorola Solutions UK Limited (Motorola) for the provision of essential hardware and software services in respect of the London Underground digital radio system (LU Radio System). Substantive service provision under the London Underground Radio Contract will not commence until November 2029. However, LUL requires the London Underground Radio Contract to be entered into in advance of the launch of TfL's…Read the full description
**Note: This is a duplicate UK7 Notice which was published on the 29 January 2026, 9:01am. This notice includes the redacted contract as the only change.**
London Underground Limited (LUL) (a subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL)) awarded a contract (London Underground Radio Contract) to Motorola Solutions UK Limited (Motorola) for the provision of essential hardware and software services in respect of the London Underground digital radio system (LU Radio System). Substantive service provision under the London Underground Radio Contract will not commence until November 2029.
However, LUL requires the London Underground Radio Contract to be entered into in advance of the launch of TfL's Networks and Telecommunications Procurement Project (NTPP) in order to provide continuity and security of service and to support a level playing field for NTPP. NTPP will potentially be based around a three-lot procurement,
comprising:
• Lot 1: Connectivity Services;
• Lot 2: LU Operational Radio; and
• Lot 3: Commoditised Connectivity Services.
(5) LU Operational Radio Contract
A significant proportion of the requirement for the LU Operational Radio contract (Lot 2) is overlaid on the LU Radio System, meaning that this requirement needs to be supported by Motorola through the provision of essential hardware and software support services and updates for its Dimetra product within the LU Radio System. To facilitate a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory competition for the NTPP LU Operational Radio contract, TfL has therefore entered into the London Underground Radio Contract to secure the provision of critical support services for the LU Radio
System beyond the expiry of the current LU Connect contract in November 2029 and to enable the NTPP Lot 2 bidders to prepare their bids based on the same underlying radio system support arrangement.
TfL considers this approach to be the best way of maximising competitive tension for the NTPP Lot 2 procurement and ensuring a level playing field for all bidders. The London Underground Radio Contract will be made available to the Lot 2 bidders during the
procurement for this purpose. The London Underground Radio Contract may then be novated to the successful Lot 2 bidder (at which point it will become a sub-contract to the 'prime' contract between the successful Lot 2 bidder and TfL), or the successful Lot 2 bidder may be appointed by TfL to act as TfL's managing agent.
Further details were set out in the London Underground Radio Contract Transparency Notice (Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051c34 ).
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Motorola Solutions UK Ltd | £147,935,197 | 21 November 2029 to 31 December 2035 |
| Motorola Solutions UK Ltd | £147,935,197 | Awarded 11 December 2025 21 November 2029 to 31 December 2035 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Transparency notice · UK5, notice 066961-2025
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 081988-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 007822-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 011322-2026
About the buyer
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From notice 066961-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 21 October 2025, last updated 9 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.