Published date: 21 February 2024

Last edited date: 21 February 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 November 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

  • Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 34000000

  • Navigational and meteorological instruments - 38100000

    • Geological and geophysical instruments - 38200000

    • Instruments for checking physical characteristics - 38400000

    • Servo-hydraulic test apparatus - 38542000

    • Gas-detection equipment - 38543000

    • Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 42900000

    • Electrical installation work - 45310000

    • Software package and information systems - 48000000

    • Installation services (except software) - 51000000

    • Postal and telecommunications services - 64000000

    • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

    • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

    • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £15,000,000

Procurement reference

tfl_scp_002174

Published date

21 February 2024

Closing date

10 November 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

14 December 2023

Contract end date

14 December 2029

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The framework (with only one lot) was tendered under PCR 2015, using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN). This offered TfL the option to negotiate relevant aspects with tenderers during the procedure.

Note - The £15m value of the ICF is the estimated maximum total spend by TfL for the procurement and implementation of innovative solutions over 4(+2 years) at phase 2 (scaling). The £15m does not include the cost of research and development (this is provided by the partners at their own risk) or income from co-commercialising.

ICF partners will be required to develop innovative solutions to solve TfL problems and where considered appropriate by TfL, work with TfL to co-commercialise the solutions. These innovation projects will be instructed via call-off contracts.

Each project will comprise up to three phases:

- Research and Development

- Scaling and implementation at TfL sites

- Joint commercialisation

The ICF will support the delivery of the Mayor's Transport Strategy and create solutions to address TfL's priority transport issues. It will provide a new route for accessing innovation-focused partners via a single lot structure, allowing partners to be appointed directly or, at TfL's discretion, via mini-competition. It also provides a route to commercialise solutions within the UK and internationally.

Each call-off contract will comprise up to three phases depending on the nature of the project and the findings at each stage:

Phase 1: R&D/Trialling and Testing/Proof of Concept - the partner develops a solution at their own risk, with TfL providing support including subject matter expertise and test beds for trails.

Phase 2: Scaling and Implementation for TfL - if TfL decides to procure the solution TfL will pay an agreed sum for delivery and implementation as set out in the call-off contract.

Phase 3: Co-commercialisation - the partner will lead the commercialisation of the solution where appropriate.

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Award information

Awarded date

14 November 2023

Contract start date

14 December 2023

Contract end date

14 December 2029

Total value of contract

£15,000,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Mercedes Benz UK Ltd

Address

Delaware Drive, Tongwell
Milton Keynes
MK15 8BA

Reference

Companies House number: 2448457

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Sopra Steria Limited

Address

Three Cherry Trees Lane
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7AH

Reference

Companies House number: 04077975

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

James Inchbald

Address

5 ENDEAVOUR SQUARE
LONDON
E201JN
England

Email

jamesinchbald@tfl.gov.uk