Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Transport for London
5 Endeavour Square
LONDON
E201JN
UK
Contact person: James Inchbald
E-mail: jamesinchbald@tfl.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI41
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://tfl.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Innovation Operations Supplier
Reference number: 2024/S 000-007121
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 65
Price
/ Weighting:
35
II.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.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-007121
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: tfl_scp_002442
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Plexal (City) Ltd
10012478
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Transport for London
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/02/2025