Active Travel England- Women's Safety PhD Sponsorship

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£18,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sponsorhip of fees for an individual at Active Travel England to undertake a part time PhD on women's safety related to transport

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

73110000 Research services 80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST
Last source update: 13 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST
Authority reference: TATE3055
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-096417
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078645 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
13 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Active Travel England- Women's Safety PhD Sponsorship · THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Signed
12 Oct 2026
Value
£18,000
Period
13 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2032
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLTC-5358-LTWZ Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University of LeedsAwarded supplierGB-COH: RC000658 University of Leeds, Woodhouse, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS2 9JTContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender13 Oct 2026, 10:47 BST