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Department for Transport · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Department for Transport Preliminary Market Engagement. The Department for Transport (DfT) would like to invite suppliers to a virtual engagement event on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, from 10:30 to 12:00 GMT. The purpose of this event is to: • Inform the market about DfT’s upcoming research and evaluation activities. • Raise awareness of our planned programmes of work. • Share our approach to the procurement of research and evaluation services to the broader market The session will include: • A presentation of the high-level themes of our programmes of work. • How research and evaluation activities support these programmes. • An overview of our procurement approach and potential routes to market. Programmes of work currently under consideration include: • Evaluation Support call-off contract = £2.5m, 3- year contract • Primary call-off contract - £2.5m, 4-year contract • Evidence review & Secondary Data Analysis contract = £1.5m 3-to-4-year contract • Human Factors & Ergonomics call-off = £3m, 3-year contract • Integrated Transport Digital Twins evaluation = £3m 4-year contract The potential routes to markets include: • CCS Research and Insights (RM6126), whereby only registered suppliers are eligible. • Open competitive procurement (above threshold for services) Event Format: Virtual (online via MS Teams) Registration Process: • Suppliers interested in attending this virtual event should register via Microsoft Virtual Events (Teams) by coping and pasting the below link in their browser: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/709bf152-ee21-4e7f-9a3a-1e09de5fad12@28b782fb-41e1-48ea-bfc3-ad7558ce7136 Additional Information: • Attendance at this event does not form part of any formal procurement process and will not confer any advantage in any subsequent tender. • Programmes of work - budgets and durations are tentative and subject to change.

Classification

  • CPV73110000 — Research services
  • CPV73200000 — Research and development consultancy services
  • CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
UK2-DFT-RESEARCH
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
21 Apr 2029, 23:59
Starts
5 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
73110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research services
Entry 2
Id
73210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research consultancy services
Entry 3
Id
73200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development consultancy services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
067167-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 15:24
Entry 2
Id
067189-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
21 Oct 2025, 15:46

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
6 Nov 2025, 23:59
Description
Registration: Suppliers interested in attending should register via Microsoft Virtual Events (Teams) by coping and pasting the below link in their browser: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/709bf152-ee21-4e7f-9a3a-1e09de5fad12@28b782fb-41e1-48ea-bfc3-ad7558ce7136 Additional Information: • Attendance at this event does not form part of any formal procurement process and will not confer any advantage in any subsequent tender.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ
Name
Department for Transport

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI32
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PLTC-5358-LTWZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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