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# Department for Transport · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Department for Transport is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 368 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Department for Transport
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 368
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £134m (median award: £72k) across 163 of 163 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Department for Transport), nhs-ods (DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 23 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 17% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 14 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 212 (97%), Framework: 7 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 108 (49%), Open: 44 (20%), Route not published: 28 (13%), Limited / restricted: 23 (11%), Selective: 16 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 29 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 26 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 20 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 19 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 10 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[BSI Standards Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bsi-standards-limited-coh-07864997):** 5 procedures
2. **[TRL ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/trl-ltd-coh-03142272):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[KPMG](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kpmg-coh-oc301540):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
4. **[Steer Davies & Gleave Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/steer-davies-gleave-limited-coh-01883830):** 5 procedures (9 awards)
5. **[Mott MacDonald](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mott-macdonald-coh-01243967):** 5 procedures (9 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wavemaker Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wavemaker-ltd-coh-04078547):** £30m · [Media Buying Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-buying-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06f80e) · Awarded: 3 Aug 2026
2. **[Lazard & Co., Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lazard-co-limited-coh-00162175):** £20m · [Lower Thames Crossing- Strategic Sale Advisor](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lower-thames-crossing-strategic-sale-advisor-ocds-h6vhtk-059057) · Awarded: 19 Dec 2025
3. **[Kainos Software Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kainos-software-limited-coh-ni019370):** £18m · [DfT - Street Manager Digital Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dft-street-manager-digital-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06a06d) · Awarded: 22 May 2026
4. **[PA CONSULTING SERVICES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pa-consulting-services-ltd-coh-00414220):** £16m · [National Security, Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-security-science-and-research-nssr-successor-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04edae) · Awarded: 21 Nov 2025
5. **[Resolve Salvage & Fire (Europe) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/resolve-salvage-fire-europe-ltd-coh-06896912):** £9.5m · [SS Richard Montgomery Mast Reduction Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ss-richard-montgomery-mast-reduction-project-ocds-h6vhtk-05dc7e) · Awarded: 18 Mar 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 29
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 58
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Department for Transport intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt