AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Transport awarded a £134,600 research services contract to PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED to identify gaps in the transport data standards ecosystem.
Published outcomeAn active award was published on 20 October 2026. The published record gives a contract period from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Market significanceThis is a targeted transport-data research engagement procured as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-80a48163-6515-4d6a-b850-83b15f945fa3-1 · 134600 GBP · verified
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The award names Public Group International Limited as supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 10608507 and verified legal name PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice published 20 October 2026
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-20T09:54:30+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award status is "active"; process stage is "award" and display status is "awarded".
Contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-20; endDate: 2027-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£134,600
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The award value is 134600 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle published award; no lot allocation stated
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One award is supplied and no lots are published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender response deadline
99% confidence28 September 2026, 16:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-28T16:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-20T09:54:30+01:00.
Contract end date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceResearch to identify gaps in the current transport data standards ecosystem
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Process and tender description state: "Research to identify gaps in current transport data standards ecosystem".
Category
99% confidenceResearch services
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Primary CPV 73110000: Research services.
Delivery geography
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom and other published delivery territories
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The tender lists delivery addresses in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Europe, British Overseas Territories and Rest of the World.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Process procurement_method is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Process procurement_method_details states "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Supplier suitability flags
96% confidenceSME and VCSE suitable
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Tender suitability flags are sme: true and vcse: true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published
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Information on bids received, bidders and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
98% confidenceApproximately 5 months and 12 days
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Published contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Pricing breakdown and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
90% confidenceSuppliers seeking comparable work may need access to the relevant dynamic purchasing system.
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The notice identifies the procurement as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Requirement focus
94% confidenceThe engagement is focused on identifying standards gaps rather than implementing a stated technical solution.
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The published description specifies research to identify gaps in the transport data standards ecosystem.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and supplier evidence
96% confidenceHigh-quality core award data
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The record contains a named active award, value, contract period, procurement route, CPV classification and a supplier verified by company number.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed deliverables, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, payment terms, or extension terms are provided.
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceSignature or executed-contract evidence not supplied
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The notice reports an active award and contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly evidence a signed or executed contract; it reports an active award and a published contract period.
- Information on competing bids, evaluation, award rationale and scoring is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal, pricing-breakdown, payment-term or detailed deliverable information is published.
- No lot structure or individual lot allocation is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Department for TransportPUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDTransport Data Standards Ecosystemtransport data standardsresearch servicesdynamic purchasing systemContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Transport Data Standards Ecosystem contract?
PUBLIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, verified against company number 10608507.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £134,600.
What is the contract period?
The published period is 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
How was the requirement procured?
It was procured as a selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.