Innovation Operations Supplier
Details
- Buyer
- Transport for London
- Supplier(s)
- Plexal (City) Limited
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Topic
- Research and development consultancy services
- Published
- 27 February 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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. Lot 1: 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.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date28 January 2025
- Completed: Award published27 February 2025Current 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
- 73200000 · Research and development consultancy services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@transport-for-london.gov |
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