Buyer profile
Department for Transport
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Total contracts
208
Known spend
£1bn
196 disclosed
Average value
£5m
Per contract
Active suppliers
10
Last 5 years
Top suppliers
Last 5 years- 1
TRL
5 winslatest 03 Sept 2026£7m
- 2
BSI Standards limited
5 winslatest 06 Aug 2026£2m
- 3
SYSTRA Limited
4 winslatest 28 Sept 2026£3m
- 4
Niblock (Builders) Limited
4 winslatest 11 Jun 2026£1m
- 5
Mott MacDonald Limited
4 winslatest 14 Sept 2026£891,154
- 6
Steer Davies & Gleave Limited
3 winslatest 05 Oct 2026£2m
- 7
AECOM Ltd
£885,400
- 8
KPMG LLP
3 winslatest 17 Jul 2026£372,995
- 9
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
2 winslatest 26 Jan 2026£43m
- 10
Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK Limited
2 winslatest 28 Jul 2026£6m
What they buy
By CPV categoryBusiness servicesCPV 79
6 contracts · £14m
Education & trainingCPV 80
4 contracts · £2m
SoftwareCPV 48
3 contracts · £39m
R&D servicesCPV 73
3 contracts · £944,943
IT servicesCPV 72
2 contracts · £763,932
Printed matterCPV 22
1 contract · £45m
Architectural & engineeringCPV 71
1 contract · £3m
Construction worksCPV 45
1 contract · £570,398
Tender activity
Notices published per month — last 24 months
All contracts (208)
Provision of CIPD annual membership renewal 2025
DfT provision of CIPD Annual Membership Renewal (2025/26) for HR professionals.
Dft kharon clearview licence
Procurement of an open-source investigation tool for use in transport sanctions investigations.
Dft events data - licence agreement
DfT require the data to understand when and what types of events are occurring in England in the next one year, and what events occurred in the last four years.
National public transport access nodes (naptan) development and support
WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE Over the last couple of years, we have delivered technical enhancements to performance, stability and security. Improvements have been made to service desig
Provision of technical support services for the depot charging scheme
Provision of Technical Support Services for the Depot Charging Scheme 2025
Dft transport appraisal and modelling panel
This contract is for the provision of a Transport Appraisal and Modelling panel. The panel will operate as a framework, enabling DfT to access detailed advice and scrutiny from Exp
Dft recruitment ai sifting tool
The Department wishes to better understand what is available in the market for AI job application sifting tools, particularly with respect to their capability, cost, accuracy, cons
Dft local and wider area network maintenance and support contract
Procurement is for the a supplier to manage both LAN AND WAN services.
IMO lighting & BMS 2025
The IMO Lighting & BMS Works 2025 (Rear Wings) includes: 1. Replacement of the existing lighting control system and light fittings with LED, including associated final design coord
Dft local and wider area network maintenance and support contract
DfT are currently scoping the requirements for a new contract to succeed the current ISP for DfT Estates & Locations (WAN &LAN) Contract which provides maintenance and support of t
Aviation performance, fares and emissions data service
To understand the commercial, operational and environmental context of airlines and airports, this contract offers the DfT access to detailed data on aviation performance, fares an
TAVI3164 - commercial flying training
Commercial flying training with DHL including simululator costs and accommodation/travel
Software licences and maintenance support 2024
DVSA were looking for a Value-Added Reseller who will help source a variety of software licences while also proving a value-added service. At a high level, the service can be split
Furniture and associated services
The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), an executive agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), has awarded contracts for the supply, delivery, assembly, installation and/
VAT and company law advice services
Retrospective direct award for advice provided related to VAT & Company Law.
Provision of NLA media access
NLA Media Access (NLA) is a publisher-owned rights licensing and publisher services business with a core aim of giving press office access to digital versions of daily print media.
Active travel england compass planning DCP
Digital access to a Planning Appeals database, Local Plan Tracker and Development Control Practice technical guidance and access to Planning Magazine
MAIB VDR support services
Development and support of MAIB VDR facility by Avenca, who in conjunction with MAIB research the download and analysis of data from Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) and host the infor
Crisis response and resilience digital twin (CRDT)
The DfT requires an analytical platform, that is robust, scalable, user-friendly and capable of combining methods across analytical disciplines to improve the DfT’s Crisis Response
S&P global subscription
SeaWeb is a service used by MAIB to support accident Investigation. SeaWeb is a commercial service offering a resource and database of international shipping activities. This servi