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Pan-TfL Carbon Accounting and Utilities Management Solutions: Preliminary Market Engagement
Transport for London · Public undertaking
In brief
Transport for London has announced plans to buy IT and software and environmental 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 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2028.
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Competition
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 72 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Transport for London (TfL) is conducting preliminary market engagement to understand the current state of the market for Carbon Accounting and Utilities Management solutions. TfL is the largest consumer of electricity in London, with annual consumption of 1.6 Terawatt hours (TWh) in electricity and an additional 50 Gigawatt hours (GWh) in gas. TfL spends nearly £357m on operating costs for utilities annually, managing billing across over 2,000 operational sites and 2,500 metering points. Over half of TfL's total carbon emissions are indirect, arising from its supply chain, capital projects, operational material consumption, and supplier energy use. TfL currently delivers carbon accounting…Read the full description
Transport for London (TfL) is conducting preliminary market engagement to understand the current state of the market for Carbon Accounting and Utilities Management solutions.
TfL is the largest consumer of electricity in London, with annual consumption of 1.6 Terawatt hours (TWh) in electricity and an additional 50 Gigawatt hours (GWh) in gas. TfL spends nearly £357m on operating costs for utilities annually, managing billing across over 2,000 operational sites and 2,500 metering points. Over half of TfL's total carbon emissions are indirect, arising from its supply chain, capital projects, operational material consumption, and supplier energy use.
TfL currently delivers carbon accounting and utilities management through separate systems and processes. This market engagement seeks to understand market capability across the following areas:
Utilities bill payment, including validation, reconciliation, and payment processing
Utilities data visualisation and performance management
Carbon accounting across Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, aligned to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and legislative requirements including Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR)
Supply chain carbon data capture and reporting
Forecasting, scenario planning, and target tracking in support of TfL's science-based net zero commitments
TfL is issuing a Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) to a broad range of suppliers. This notice is published in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. This exercise does not constitute a formal procurement process and does not commit TfL to any subsequent procurement activity.
How to bid
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- 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
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 044713-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 044714-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 046710-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 056981-2026
About the buyer
Transport for LondonLast 12 months
Procurements
376Awards
150Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
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- Icomera UK Limited1 contract
- KPMG LLP1 contract
- Kronos Systems Limited1 contract
- Msci Limited1 contract
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From notice 044713-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 May 2026, last updated 17 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.