Stale Pre-tender

MSQ for Brake Capture or Filtration Technologies Trial

Details

Topic
Brakes and brake parts
Published
14 November 2025

Tender description

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking to engage with the market to identify brake capture or filtration technologies that could be trialled on four London bus types: Electric single-decker, Electric double-decker, Diesel single-decker, Diesel double-decker This Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) is part of a wider innovation project being developed for the EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation Open Call (2026-2028). We are looking for organisations with brake filtration solutions that could be deployed on buses and tested in real-world conditions. This MSQ aims to: Understand the range of brake filtration technologies available or in development, with a focus on solutions at Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 or above. Gauge supplier interest and readiness to participate in a trial. Inform the selection of technology partners for the upcoming trial. Feedback is requested in relation to Problem Statements and further information that can be found in the document attached in Section 5. Your input is important as it will allow us to understand how we might go forward from here in terms of a potential future procurement process or trial.   Please complete the questionnaire either online in the MS form linked under Section 5 Attachments, or you can email Airquality@tfl.gov.uk to find a paper copy. If you have any issues submitting via MS Forms please email Airquality@tfl.gov.uk. For your feedback to be taken into account, your completed MSQ must be received by 1pm GMT on the 28th of November 2025.  All timelines provided are subject to change at TfL's discretion.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published14 November 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

Transport for London operates the capital's transport network for the Mayor of London, and buys as a local government organisation on behalf of TfL, the Greater London Authority and the Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation. Suppliers register free on the SAP Business Network, where TfL's contract opportunities are published. Higher-value contracts appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for smaller opportunities. A dedicated opportunities page lists larger upcoming work on a periodic basis. Rail-related work can be sourced through RISQS, the rail industry supplier qualification scheme, without a published tender notice.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Transport for London's contract awards have been in transport services, business services and repair and maintenance.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 34322000 · Brakes and brake parts
  • 45262640 · Environmental improvement works
  • 73300000 · Design and execution of research and development
  • 90731000 · Services related to air pollution

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