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Published 16 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Non Driving Related Activities - Phase 2a

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£63,200published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Oct 2025no call for competition
Awarded to UCL Consultants Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This research is assessing how various Non Driving Related Activities (NDRAs) affect Situational Awareness (SA) when a driver has enabled an autonomous feature and is then required to take over the driving task. The research is an experimental study taking place in driving simulators assessing a series of activities and measures of performance and attention. This contract is for the analysis and write up of fieldwork that has already taken place at UCL.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
73110000 Research 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
16 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
Authority reference
TFTS3028
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072619
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ce2d Find a Tender

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Oct 2025
  1. Contract details notice published
    16 Oct 2025, 15:34 BST
    UK7
  2. Contract change notice published
    26 May 2026, 11:10 BST
    UK10
  3. Contract change proposed
    26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract termination notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 11:18 BST
    UK11

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £63,2001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
UCL Consultants Limited£63,200 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · UCL Consultants Limited

    Signed
    14 Oct 2025
    Value
    £63,200
    Period
    14 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £63,200
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    • Change proposed 26 May 2026 contract change notice published, new end date 31 Jul 2026

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
  • UCL Consultants LimitedAwarded supplier 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, London, W1T 4TJContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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