Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Transport for London
5 Endeavour Square
LONDON
E201JN
Contact
James Inchbald
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI41 - Hackney and Newham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Transport
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Innovation Operations Supplier
Reference number
2024/S 000-007121
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Transport for London has awarded Plexal (City) Ltd with an Innovation Operations Supplier contract to support the delivery of Open Innovation's discovery, trialling and commercialisation workflow.
Plexal is appointed to a 3+1 single supplier framework agreement with individual pieces of work to be delivered through call offs.
This award follows a restricted procedure.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Innovation Operations Supplier (IOS) will deliver work in the following four activity areas to be delivered through call off contracts:
1. Scouting- finding innovative solutions and suppliers in the market to solve TfL problems.
2. Horizon Scans - advising on early warning signs of change inside and outside TfL, future trends and themes in the nearer and longer terms that are relevant to TfL's strategic aims and offer realistic potential for scouting and trialling.
3. Trial Management - managing trials with or on behalf of Open Innovation.
4. Commercialisation - advising and supporting Open Innovation with sales, marketing and commercialisation opportunities.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 65
Price - Weighting: 35
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The Authority has the option to extend the agreement for 1 year beyond the initial three year term.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-007121
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
tfl_scp_002442
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28 January 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Plexal (City) Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
Companies House
10012478
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Transport for London
London
Country
United Kingdom