Department for Transport fuel production technologies expert panel 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.

Katie Chong

Match pending…

Published award value: £68k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PNXT-2185-HJYD
Location: Staffordshire, UKG24, ST14 8JE, 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: TTDC3064C
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: Katie Chong
Id: GB-PPON-PNXT-2185-HJYD

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNXT-2185-HJYD

Address

Street Address: Enville House, 38 Balance Street
Locality: Staffordshire
Postal Code: ST14 8JE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG24

Contact

Email: drkatiechong@outlook.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
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: 81,600
Amount: 68,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PNXT-2185-HJYD
Name: Katie Chong

Contract period

Starts: 2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends: 8 Oct 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 7 Apr 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: 6 month extension if required

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099046-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099046-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 14:17
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

099046-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 14:17

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 published a transparency notice for a direct award of an expert panel role supporting fuel-production technology advice for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Revenue Certainty Mechanism. The named supplier is Katie Chong. The award remains pending, with signature scheduled for 21 October 2026; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Notice publication20 October 2026Evidence: Transparency notice published at 2026-10-20T14:17:06+01:00.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status "pending".
Signature milestoneScheduled for 21 October 2026Evidence: Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099046-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078bf1
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 direct award is listed for lot 1, with a stated net value of £68,000 and gross value of £81,600.

Market significance

This is a small, specialist technical-services engagement supporting technical evaluation, due diligence and policy decisions on production technologies, feedstocks, technology risk and commercial scale-up.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Katie Chong

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 68000 GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 names Katie Chong as supplier and states a value amount of £68,000; award status is pending.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice publication

99% confidence

20 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Transparency notice published at 2026-10-20T14:17:06+01:00.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 is recorded with status "pending".

Signature milestone

98% confidence

Scheduled for 21 October 2026

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Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2026-10-21T23:59:59+01:00.

Contract conclusion

98% confidence

Not evidenced

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The award is pending and the source provides a future signature milestone rather than a signed-contract record.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£68,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 68000 GBP, while amountGross is separately stated.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£81,600

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 81600 GBP.

Value allocation

96% confidence

The stated value applies to the single pending award

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The notice contains one award and identifies one supplier for that award.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

View supporting evidence

Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-20T14:17:06+01:00.

Planned contract start

96% confidence

2 November 2026

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Award contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-11-02.

Planned contract end

96% confidence

8 October 2027

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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-10-08T23:59:59+01:00.

Maximum stated extent

96% confidence

7 April 2028

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Award contractPeriod.maxExtentDate is 2028-04-07T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert

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Process title is "TTDC3064C – Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert".

Services

98% confidence

Expert review of contract terms, assurance of delivery-partner work, technical evaluation and due diligence, and advice on RCM allocation decisions.

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Process description sets out these activities.

Technical focus

98% confidence

Production technologies, feedstocks, technology risk and scale-up to commercial operation.

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Process description identifies these areas.

Classification

99% confidence

Technical services (CPV 71356000)

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Award item additional classification is CPV 71356000, Technical services.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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The tender states procurementMethod "direct" and procurementMethodDetails "Direct award".

Direct-award rationale

95% confidence

The buyer states that earlier competitive tenders did not produce suitable tenders and that each invitation received one bid.

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Procurement rationale says open procurements in March 2026 failed to achieve suitable tenders and each individual ITT received a single bid.

Competition outcome

95% confidence

No suitable tender identified in the earlier competition, according to the buyer

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The rationale states "No suitable tenders were received".

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

96% confidence

2 November 2026 to 8 October 2027

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Award contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.

Extension provision

96% confidence

Up to six months if required

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Award renewal description states "6 month extension if required" and maxExtentDate is 7 April 2028.

Contract status

98% confidence

Not yet evidenced as signed

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The award is pending and signature is listed as a future scheduled milestone.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Engagement model

91% confidence

A specialist individual expert-panel appointment

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The award title is "Expert Panel Member" and the supplier is an individual.

Market route

95% confidence

Direct award following an unsuccessful attempt to secure suitable competitive tenders

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The buyer's direct-award rationale describes prior competitive tenders with no suitable tenders.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078bf1
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 publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

London, United Kingdom

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Buyer address is in London, postcode SW1P 4DR.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Named supplier

99% confidence

Katie Chong

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The supplier party and award supplier entry name Katie Chong.

Supplier type

94% confidence

Individual supplier; company verification not applicable

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Supplier verification status is not_applicable and no company number or verified company name is supplied.

SME status

95% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details record scale as sme.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential extension window

96% confidence

Estimated maximum end date: 7 April 2028, if the stated six-month extension is used

View supporting evidence

The notice states a six-month extension if required and gives maxExtentDate as 2028-04-07.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award status caution

99% confidence

The published award is pending, not evidence of a concluded or active contract.

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Award status is pending and signature is scheduled for a future date.

Supplier identity

94% confidence

Company verification is not applicable; the notice names an individual rather than providing a verified legal company identity.

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Supplier verification status is not_applicable; no company number or verified company name is supplied.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.

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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.

Evaluation information

95% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice.

View supporting evidence

No award scores, pricing breakdown, assessment detail or bidder identities are provided beyond the buyer's rationale.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending; a signed contract, contract commencement and final delivery are not evidenced.
The supplier is named as an individual, and no verified company legal identity or company number is supplied.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
Information on evaluation scores, detailed pricing, unsuccessful bidders and final contract documents is not supplied in the published notice.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is named in the pending award?

The notice names Katie Chong as the supplier for award 1.

Has the contract been signed?

The notice does not evidence a signed contract. The award is pending and lists a future signature date of 21 October 2026.

What is the stated award value?

£68,000 excluding VAT, or £81,600 including VAT.

Why was a direct award used?

The buyer states that earlier competitive tenders did not result in suitable tenders.

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.

TTDC3064C – Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Katie Chong

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

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Identifier

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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

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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