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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)
TROO0487 IEP escrow verification services
Under the IEP ECML contract, the Department, along with Agility Trains East (ATE) and Hitachi Rail Limited (HRL), were obliged to enter into an IP Escrow Agreement with NCC Group (
NLA media access (licencing) 2026
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.
IMO lighting and BMS upgrades 2026
The scope of works is: 1. Lighting upgrades on the 6th floor 2. Lighting upgrades on the 7th floor 3. Lighting upgrades to all stairwells from ground floor to roof level (Core A –
Provision of a technical auditor
Appointment of an approved auditor to enable industry to comply with standards.
Strategic financial advisors for project helios
Strategic Financial Advice for Project Helios The Department for Transport (“the Authority”) requires the procurement of short‑term specialist financial advice to provide independe
IMO fire door works - phase 1 riser doors
Fire Door Remedial Works – Phase 1 The works are summarised as follows: • Fire door repairs (30 doors) • Fire door replacements (61 doors) • Fire door survey of the doors within th
Dft group managed service for meetings and events
Managed service for the provision of offsite meetings and events.
Dft group travel managed service
Travel Management Service for accommodation and transport services.
Road safety education guidance
Pulling together a guidance document on road safety for education purposes
Independent evaluation synthesis of the roads policing review
Independent Evaluation Synthesis of the Roads Policing Review by an independent expert
AV data workstream - technical advisory support
• DfT requires specialist expertise from industry, organisations and individuals that covers a range of specialist technical delivery requirements including, but not limited to, ex
Future of cyber compliance
Awarded contract to a supplier to undertake a business review of the Cyber Compliance Regulatory and Organisational Requirements This work aims to examine and deliver a set of opti
BSOG debt recovery services
The Department for Transport is seeking to contract with experienced debt recovery service providers to support the recovery of public funds from bus operators who have failed to m
Parking provision at ashford international truck stop
Provision of parking spaces in the event of a major traffic incident in Kent. Contract not used unless such an incident occurs.
TLOT10204 - bus franchising advisory group
The Department for Transport is seeking to appoint (“Suppliers”) to establish a group of experts with significant bus franchising expertise in specific areas of the field. The Expe
Drones class marking - phase 2
The UK has introduced updated drone class marking requirements through statutory instruments, creating divergence from the European EN 4709 series of standards. Phase 2 will implem
Road freight value of travel time uprating assumptions
This procurement is for the provision of Road Freight Value of Travel Time (VTT) Uprating Assumptions. The overall aim of this piece of work is to explore inter-temporal uprating o
Provision of HR senior leadership coaching services
The Department for Transport (DfT) intends to procure the services of a qualified and experienced leadership development coach to support the DfT Group Human Resources (HR) Leaders
Vehicle emissions tester
Urgent requirement to procure an independent vehicle emmissions tester. 3 quotes were sought but only one reply.
ITSO membership 2026 - 2027
ITSO Ltd is a member owned organisation that is licenced by the Secretary of State to use and maintain the national technical standard for smartcard-based ticketing and provide the