Mass Transit Taskforce (MTTF) Secretariat

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

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

Awarded value£494,199published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Urban Transport Group

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Better Connected strategy published by the Department for Transport in April 2026 committed the Department to establishing a Mass Transit Taskforce.

This procurement is to appoint a commercially and politically neutral organisation to act as secretariat for the taskforc.e

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

73110000 Research services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 3 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST
Last source update: 4 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-073893
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c369 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Supplier uniquely placed to deliver due to their position as a commercially and politically neutral organisation.

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026

Transparency notice published
3 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
3 Jul 2026, 15:26 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
4 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £494,1991 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Urban Transport GroupVCSE16 Jul 2026 – 15 Jan 2027	£494,199	3 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Mass Transit Taskforce (MTTF) Secretariat · Urban Transport GroupVCSE
Signed
29 Jul 2026
Value
£494,199
Period
30 Jul 2026 – 14 Jan 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable

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

Urban Transport GroupAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PPGP-6986-LYPG Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2DEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender4 Aug 2026, 17:04 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2026, 15:26 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender3 Jul 2026, 13:05 BST