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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.

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

Can I win this?

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

  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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 044713-2026
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 044714-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 046710-2026
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 056981-2026

About the buyer

Transport for LondonLast 12 months

Procurements

376

Awards

150

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. CCM1379 - OHU Software

    The Police and Crime Commissioner for LincolnshireNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon5 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £82kestimated
  2. Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Digital System

    NHS EnglandLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.6mestimated
  3. CSSD Track and Trace system

    Guy's and ST Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondonMedical equipment and supplies, IT services and software

    Closing soon5 days left

    £250kestimated
  4. International HGV sales data

    Department for TransportLondonIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  5. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated

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.