DfT pending £96,000 Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 15:27.

Opportunity overview

Provide expert review throughout the drafting process of the contract terms and conditions ahead of publication.  To support / assure the work of the delivery partner in delivery of any RCM contract allocation rounds.  Key requirements will be support in technical evaluation and due diligence.    To advise on the broader decisions required in our approach to allocating RCM contracts including:   Production technologies and feedstocks  Insight into key risks including around technology and scaling to a commercial operation.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £96k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 03332258
Location: London, UKI31, W1T 7NF, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: TTDC3064B
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: Following publciation of a competitive tender, No suitable tenders were received. Each individual Invitation to Tender received a single bid. Each is not suitable if the contracting authority considers that it does not satisfy the contracting authority’s requirements or the award criteria when assessed by reference to the assessment methodology and the relative importance of the criteria indicated under section 23(3). Following failure to achieve suitable tenders in the open procurements in March 2026, The Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Revenue Certainty Mechanism (RCM) team have reviewed their requirements and have suitably engaged other sources of expert capability, including academia and established bodies. Following non-committal interviews and engagement with industry experts, the project team are requesting support from Commercial to appoint suitably capable individuals to the panel via Switching to Direct Award.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Department for Transport
Id: GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Address

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

Contact

Email: andy.gowanlock@dft.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-03332258

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 03332258

Address

Street Address: Maple House Level 3a, 149 Tottenham Court Road
Locality: London
Postal Code: W1T 7NF
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKI31

Contact

Email: contact@uclconsultants.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.uclconsultants.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: TTDC3064B - Expert Panel Member
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: No
Has Renewal: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71356000
Description: Technical services

Value

Including VAT: 115,200
Amount: 96,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-03332258
Name: UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Contract period

Starts: 2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 15 Oct 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 14 Apr 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 6 month extension if required

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099045-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099045-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 14:16
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 21 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

099045-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 14:16

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Department for Transport has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED for an expert panel member role supporting fuel production technology advice and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Revenue Certainty Mechanism (RCM) contract allocation work. The award remains pending, with signature scheduled for 21 October 2026; it should not be treated as a concluded or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: Published notice is described as a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender".
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status "pending".
Contract conclusionNot evidenced; signature was scheduled for 21 October 2026Evidence: The award milestone is "futureSignatureDate" with status "scheduled" and due date 2026-10-21.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099045-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078bf0
First published: 20 Oct 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 15:27
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award is recorded for UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED under lot 1, with a stated value of £96,000 excluding VAT (£115,200 including VAT).

Market significance

This is a specialist technical-advisory engagement linked to SAF/RCM policy and contract-allocation activity. The buyer states it moved to direct award after earlier competitive procurements did not produce suitable tenders.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 96000 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 identifies UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED as supplier and states a £96,000 value; supplier identity is verified by Companies House number 03332258.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Transparency notice on Find a Tender

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Published notice is described as a "Transparency notice on Find a Tender".

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 has status "pending".

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced; signature was scheduled for 21 October 2026

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The award milestone is "futureSignatureDate" with status "scheduled" and due date 2026-10-21.

Record status

93% confidence

Complete

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Tender and lot 1 are recorded with status "complete".

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£96,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 96000 GBP; amountGross is separately recorded as 115200 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£115,200

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 115200 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

The stated award value is associated with the single pending award and its sole supplier.

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Award 1 has one supplier and related lot 1.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Notice publication

99% confidence

20 October 2026

View supporting evidence

The transparency notice was published at 2026-10-20T14:16:24+01:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

21 October 2026

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Future signature milestone due date is 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

Planned contract start

99% confidence

2 November 2026

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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-02.

Planned initial end

99% confidence

15 October 2027

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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-10-15T23:59:59+01:00.

Maximum possible end

99% confidence

14 April 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-04-14T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Fuel production technologies panel expert / expert panel member

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Tender title is "TTDC3064B – Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert" and award title is "TTDC3064B - Expert Panel Member".

Services

98% confidence

Expert review of draft contract terms; assurance of delivery-partner work in RCM allocation rounds; technical evaluation and due diligence; advice on production technologies, feedstocks, technology risks and commercial scale-up.

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Tender description sets out these activities.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 71356000 — Technical services

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Award item additional classification is CPV 71356000, described as Technical services.

Lot structure

98% confidence

One lot recorded (lot 1); no lot title or description supplied.

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Tender contains a single lot with id 1 and status complete.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Direct-award rationale

97% confidence

The buyer states that prior competitive tenders did not result in suitable tenders and that it subsequently engaged other expert sources before requesting appointment through Switching to Direct Award.

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Published procurementMethodRationale provides this explanation.

Prior competition detail

95% confidence

The buyer says each individual invitation to tender received one bid, but does not publish bidder identities, scoring, or detailed assessment results.

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ProcurementMethodRationale states each ITT received a single bid and refers to unsuitable tenders.

Legal basis

99% confidence

Procurement Act 2023

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Tender legalBasis is UKPGA 2023/54.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

Planned from 2 November 2026 to 15 October 2027

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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.

Extension provision

99% confidence

A six-month extension may be used if required.

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Award hasRenewal is true and renewal description states "6 month extension if required".

Maximum term endpoint

99% confidence

14 April 2028

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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-04-14.

Signed contract

99% confidence

Unknown; not evidenced in the published notice data.

View supporting evidence

Award remains pending and the signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Specialist capability demand

96% confidence

The scope combines contract drafting review, technical evaluation, due diligence and technology-commercialisation risk advice for fuel production and feedstocks.

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Tender description lists these requirements.

Route-to-market signal

97% confidence

The direct award followed prior procurements that the buyer judged unsuccessful in obtaining suitable tenders.

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Published direct-award rationale describes prior unsuitable tenders.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078bf0
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Department for Transport

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Buyer party is named Department for Transport.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "Public authority - central government".

Buyer location

98% confidence

London, United Kingdom

View supporting evidence

Buyer address is Great Minster House, London SW1P 4DR.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED (Companies House number 03332258)

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Supplier verification identifies the verified company name and number using a company-number match.

Supplier status

98% confidence

Active company

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Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyStatus as Active.

Supplier location

98% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Supplier party address is in London W1T 7NF.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension outlook

99% confidence

An optional six-month extension is expressly provided; if used in full, the stated maximum end date is 14 April 2028. This is a contractual estimate, not a forecast that an extension will occur.

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Renewal description states "6 month extension if required" and maxExtentDate is 2028-04-14.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending status

99% confidence

The published record is a pending award, not evidence of a signed, commenced or active contract.

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Award status is pending and future signature is scheduled.

Evaluation information

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: award criteria, scoring, detailed reasons for supplier selection, and prices or rates.

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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: a title or description for lot 1.

View supporting evidence

Lot 1 title and description are null.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; the supplied data does not establish that a contract has been signed, started or remains active.
Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, evaluation criteria, scoring, detailed selection rationale, pricing breakdown and supplier bid information.
Lot 1 has no published title or description.
The stated extension is optional; there is no evidence that it will be exercised.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the proposed supplier?

UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 03332258.

Has the contract been signed?

Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice records a scheduled signature date of 21 October 2026.

What is the stated value?

£96,000 excluding VAT, or £115,200 including VAT.

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.

TTDC3064B – Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Renewal

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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