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# National Security Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-security-science-and-research-nssr-successor-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04edae). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Transport: "National Security Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £16,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: dft.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Transport](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-transport-gov-d9)
- **Published Value:** £16,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 September 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aviation test software development services, Business and management consultancy and related services, Hardware integration consultancy services, Procurement consultancy services, Project management consultancy services (+9 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKI
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £16,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 16 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-security-science-and-research-nssr-successor-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04edae#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04edae`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-security-science-and-research-nssr-successor-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04edae#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [dft.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdft.app.jaggaer.com%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-security-science-and-research-nssr-successor-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04edae#participate

## Description
This Contract Details Notice is notification of the Award of the National Security, Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract. This is a single Lot Contract awarded to a Prime Supplier for the delivery and management of the NSSR Programme across a range of themes. The contract will enable the NSSR division to issue additional Call-Off requirements, estimated at approximately 90, throughout the duration of the Contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 72212132, 72224000, 72226000, 72227000, 72228000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 01/04/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** National Security, Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-20827`
  - Value: £16,000,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/11/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** National Security, Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £16,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F039216-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-10T14:18:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T04:48:26.195Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04edae