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Published 3 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Phase 4 - Road Accident In-Depth Studies (RAIDS) programme

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£4,500,000≈ £1.5m / year · £5,400,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 3 Aug 2026awarded 2 Sept 2026
Awarded to TRL ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Sept 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The main deliverable of the programme is accurate completed anonymous collision investigations and the necessary infrastructure and agreements to enable data collection. Further detail can be found in the tender documentation on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer.

dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E ↗

  • No preliminary market engagement: Well defined requirement that is on its multiple iteration, requirements clearly outlined within the tender documentation.

CPV: Research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£4,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 1 Sept 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £4,500,000 exc. VAT · £5,400,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
73110000 Research services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Outlined in tender documentation that can be accessed on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer. dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E ↗

  • Technical & professional ability

    Outlined in tender documentation that can be accessed on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Requirments: 70%
  • Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Requirments: Outlined in tender documentation that can be accessed on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E
  • Price: Outlined in tender documentation that can be accessed on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer- https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Outlined in tender documentation that can be accessed on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer. dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E ↗

  • Technical & professional ability

    Outlined in tender documentation that can be accessed on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
3 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
Last source update
3 Sept 2026, 12:06 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 10 Aug 2026
Authority reference
TFTS30500
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-062637
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Research services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c2fb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tenders to be submitted on the e-sourcing portal Jaggaer- dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/83394939019F2740659E ↗

Timeline

3 Jul 2026 → 3 Sept 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published110 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
  2. Tender notice published110 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
  3. Next notice expected110 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Clarification questions by91 days ago
    22 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline79 days ago
    3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by72 days ago
    10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts51 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Latest notice published48 days ago
    3 Sept 2026, 12:06 BST

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Jul 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 09:28 BST
    UK1
  2. Tender notice published
    3 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £4,500,000
    3 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    3 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
  5. Deadline published: 3 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    3 Jul 2026, 10:13 BST
  6. Contract details notice published
    3 Sept 2026, 12:06 BST
    UK7
  7. Status changed to complete
    3 Sept 2026, 12:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TRL ltd£4,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · TRL ltd

    Signed
    2 Sept 2026
    Value
    £4,500,000
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: Contract is for analysising road accident data and consisits of numerous small transactions. Key perfromance indicators are not applicable for a contract of this nature.

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
  • TRLAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PTPL-1678-JXQV 19 The Business Centre, Wokingham, South East, RG41 2QYContact 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 Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender