Contract

Innovation Operations Supplier

  • Transport for London

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007392

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0445db (view related notices)

Published 27 February 2025, 12:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Transport for London

5 Endeavour Square

LONDON

E201JN

Contact

James Inchbald

Email

jamesinchbald@tfl.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI41 - Hackney and Newham

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://tfl.gov.uk/

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