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)
Site clearance and disposal services 2025
DVSA has awarded a contract, for service for site clearances and associated disposal of a wide variety of items on an ad hoc basis throughout its estate. It is possible that large
IMO lighting upgrades (8th floor)
Replacement of the existing lighting control system and light fittings with LED, including associated final design coordination on the eighth floor. The provisional timetable for t
Provision of attune software 2026 - 2027
DfT requires a niche, industry-specific licence for ATTUne, software and server hosting for 1-year.
Lower thames crossing- strategic sale advisor
The Lower Thames Crossing is a proposed new 14.3-mile road and tunnel which will pass under the river Thames connecting Kent and Essex, the scheme includes two 2.6-mile tunnels und
Provision of environmental support for the transport and works act orders unit
There are a number of Development Consent Order (DCO) applications to be processed by the Transport and Works Act Orders Unit (TWAOU) (the Unit) over, at least, the next three year
Moira 2.2 hosting and passenger demand forecasting support
This contract provides hosting services for MOIRA2.2 and technical support services for the Passenger Demand Forecasting System.
Advanced fuels fund delivery partner FY25/26 - direct award
The Department for Transport is seeking to appoint a Delivery Partner to support delivery of the third window of the Advanced Fuels Fund (AFF). This will include evaluating applica
IMO front barrier replacement works 2025
Invitation for competitive tender submissions for a single stage fixed price lump sum contract, for the IMO Front Barrier Replacement works 2025 described herein at the Internation
Online access to legislation
online access to road safety legislation
K280022975
This is an apprenticeship for 15 cohorts to complete the L6 Digital & Technology Solutions Apprenticeship
TROO0482 driver training
Advanced Driver Fast-track course to develop skills to become an advanced driver.
Airport national policy statement (ANPS) - consultancy for supporting activity
On 22 October, the Secretary of State for Transport announced the launch of the promised ANPS review, including undertaking an Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS), alongside a Habita
Global risk & response (GRR) open-source provider
To identify a suitable supplier for the provision of reliable, timely, open-source information that can improve the speed and accuracy of advice from DfT to UK aircraft operators o
In-service conformity light-duty emissions testing
The Department for Transport in partnership with the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA), invites submissions from Suppliers for the undertaking of light-duty vehicle emissions test
TROO0486 CIRO whole systems thinking course
A technical training course specific to the rail industry focussed on railway whole systems thinking.
Transport technology forum
The Department for Transport (DfT) proposes a Single Tender Action (STA) to re-procure the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) provision through the Local Council Roads Innovation Gro
Roads policing innovation project 25/2
To finalise the report and recommendations from the Roads Policing Review (RPR) and finish developing the Roads Policing Innovation Programme (RPIP), to launch in April 2026 with f
Future visions programme
Cabinet Office nominated supplier for the provision of "Future Vision Programme" - leadership training.
Future of flight: BSI flex 1906
Requirement to update Standard Future of Flight: BSI PAS
Management and delivery of the sharp programme and development of helmet testing and rating protocols (phase 2 – validation)
This Procurement will establish a single Supplier Contract for the management and delivery of the SHARP programme (Work stream 1) and development of helmet testing and rating proto