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DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

Find a Tender identifier: GB-COH-07141122 · London, UKI45

Procurement processes36
Open opportunities1
Awarded procurements32
Signed contracts32
Avg. awarded suppliers1.1
Avg. reported bids2.4
Highest reported bids13
Bid-count coverage13 of 36

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£1,550,000,000
Average published value (GBP)£775,000,000
Signed contract value (GBP)£114,959,452

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
13
Below threshold - unknown
10
Below threshold - limited competition
4
Below threshold - without competition
3
Not published
3
Competitive flexible procedure
2
Below threshold - open competition
1

Top categories

Business and management consultancy services
3
Legal services
2
Financial and insurance services
1
Insurance brokerage services
1
Project management consultancy services
1
Recruitment services
1
Software package and information systems
1
Advertising and marketing services
1
Travel management services
1
Benefit services
1

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
DFTO Organisation and Model Design13Value not publishedcomplete
DFTO Commercial Procurement - Efficiency Programme Support5Value not publishedcomplete
Provision of Claims Handling and Related Services2Value not publishedcomplete
Rail Network Customer Interfaces Merger: Structure, Purpose & Principles2Value not publishedcomplete
Provision of Legal Advisers for the Public Ownership Programme1Value not publishedcomplete
Provision of Insurance Brokerage Services1Value not publishedcomplete
DFTO Support for GBR Digital narrative and capability1Value not publishedcomplete
DFTO 2026 Functional Design Phase1Value not publishedcomplete
Cloud Software Services1Value not publishedcomplete
Provision of Recruitment Services1Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
BARINGA PARTNERS LLP3Value not published
Alchester HR Consulting Ltd2Value not published
Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited1Value not published
First Travel Solutions Limited1Value not published
ALEXANDER MANN SOLUTIONS LIMITED1Value not published
SOFTCAT PLC1Value not published
ARRIVA UK TRAINS LIMITED1Value not published
M&C Saatchi (UK) Limited1Value not published
PERK UK LIMITED1Value not published
Gallagher Bassett International Ltd1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
DFTO Ground TransportationOpen31 May 2034Value not published
Establishment of a Framework for the Provision of a Revenue Management SystemClosed2 Jul 2026£50,000,000
DFTO Ground Transportation Dynamic Marketplanned28 Mar 2034£1,500,000,000
Provision of Legal Advisers for the Public Ownership ProgrammecompleteNot publishedValue not published
TOC Remco Chair ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published
Cyber strategy and roadmap consultancy supportcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Provision of Claims Handling and Related ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published
Procurement Consultancy SupportcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Provision of Insurance Brokerage ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published
Rail Network Customer Interfaces Merger: Structure, Purpose & PrinciplescompleteNot publishedValue not published
GTR Resilience PlancompleteNot publishedValue not published
DFTO Support for GBR Digital narrative and capabilitycompleteNot publishedValue not published
Strategic Safety Management Programme (SSMP) Training For DFTOcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Procure to Pay (P2P) SystemcompleteNot publishedValue not published
DFTO 2026 Functional Design PhasecompleteNot publishedValue not published
Cloud Software ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published
The provision of consultancy services to support development of high performing teams for customerscompleteNot publishedValue not published
Provision of Recruitment ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published
Provision of Tender legal supportcompleteNot publishedValue not published
Provision of Political Monitoring ServicescompleteNot publishedValue not published

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.