AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Department for Transport awarded Vehicle Lighting Glare Research - Phase 2 to APOLLO VEHICLE SAFETY LIMITED. The notice describes research into vehicle headlamp glare under a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
Published outcomeAn active award of £394,990.80 was published, with a stated contract period from 14 October 2026 to 31 January 2028.
Market significanceThis is a specialist vehicle-safety research requirement valued at £394,990.80, with an SME supplier identified in the notice.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
APOLLO VEHICLE SAFETY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e5ac2eb0-ee02-4f24-9b0e-c50f2874b769-1 · 394990.80 GBP · Verified supplier; award active
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The award names APOLLO VEHICLE SAFETY LIMITED as supplier and states a value of GBP 394,990.80. Supplier verification matches Companies House number 08844933 by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source procurement status complete and award status active
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Contracts Finder notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; process source_status is "complete" and the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-19T09:33:44+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£394,990.80
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Award value amount: 394990.8 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceSingle published award to the named supplier
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One award record names one supplier and gives the award value as GBP 394,990.80.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence14 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-14T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence13 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract period
98% confidence14 October 2026 to 31 January 2028
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Tender and award contractPeriod startDate/endDate: 2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00 and 2028-01-31T23:59:59Z.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceResearch into vehicle headlamp glare
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Published title: "Vehicle Lighting Glare Research - Phase 2"; description: "Research into vehicle headlamp glare".
Category
99% confidenceResearch services (CPV 73110000)
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Primary classification is CPV 73110000, "Research services".
Delivery coverage
94% confidenceUnited Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories, Europe and Rest of the World
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Tender item deliveryAddresses lists these country/territory descriptions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective procedure
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Process and tender procurementMethod: "selective".
Procurement route
99% confidenceCall-off from a dynamic purchasing system
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails state "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
94% confidenceApproximately 15 months and 17 days
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Stated contract period runs from 14 October 2026 to 31 January 2028.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
98% confidenceThe requirement was sourced through a dynamic purchasing system call-off rather than an openly described procedure.
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Published procurementMethodDetails: "Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system".
Published commercial detail
97% confidenceThe notice provides an aggregate award value but no pricing breakdown, milestones or evaluation rationale.
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Award value is published; no pricing, milestone or evaluation fields are supplied in the notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award-versus-contract interpretation
99% confidenceThe source is an awarded contract notice with an active award and stated contract dates; it does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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Notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; award status is active; no explicit signature field or signed-contract statement is supplied.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation and extension terms.
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No corresponding fields are present in the supplied notice data; lot_ids_json is null and no lots are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published award notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation methodology or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, milestones, individual lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
- The stated delivery coverage is broad but the notice does not explain the specific locations or activities to be delivered in each territory.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Vehicle Lighting Glare Research - Phase 2Department for TransportAPOLLO VEHICLE SAFETY LIMITEDvehicle headlamp glareresearch servicesdynamic purchasing system
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Vehicle Lighting Glare Research - Phase 2 award?
APOLLO VEHICLE SAFETY LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 08844933.
What is the published award value?
£394,990.80.
What is the stated contract period?
14 October 2026 to 31 January 2028.
What procurement route was used?
A selective call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.
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