Official UK procurement notice
Management and Delivery of the SHARP Programme and Development of Helmet Testing and Rating Protocols (Phase 2 – Validation)
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis 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 protocols (Phase 2 – Validation) (Work stream 2).
- No preliminary market engagement: No Preliminary Market engagment took place due to timescales
CPV: Market research services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£1,260,000
- Economic & financial standing
a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5,000,000
b. Public Liability Insurance = £5,000,000
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £1,000,000
d. Product Liability Insurance = £1,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Factors: 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Factors: TECHNICAL – PROPOSED APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY - 20% TECHNICAL – PROJECT TEAM AND EXPERTISE 15% TECHNICAL – PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL 15% SOCIAL VALUE 10%
- Pricing: Complete and upload a pricing schedule
- Economic & financial standing
a. Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance* = £5,000,000
b. Public Liability Insurance = £5,000,000
c. Professional Indemnity Insurance = £1,000,000
d. Product Liability Insurance = £1,000,000
- Technical & professional ability
N/A
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2025, 13:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
TFTS3027- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-054767- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059616Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
ITT documents and tender submission should be completed in the following link - dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/27589365019929D8DFC8 ↗
Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 13 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BST
- Submission deadline381 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago27 Oct 2025
- Award decision expected by360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent359 days ago29 Oct 2025
- Standstill ends349 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published343 days ago13 Nov 2025, 13:56 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:04 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:12 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 Oct 2025, 16:04 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Nov 2025, 13:56 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 8 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRL ltd10 Nov 2025 – 10 Nov 2028 | £1,247,321 | 29 Oct 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Management and Delivery of the SHARP Programme and Development of Helmet Testing and Rating Protocols (Phase 2 – Validation) · TRL ltd
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2025
- Value
- £1,247,321
- Period
- 13 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2028
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Not proportionate
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TRL LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender