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Published 22 Jul 2025, 18:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Regaining situational awareness as a User in Charge: Responding to transition demands in automated vehicles

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£145,624published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 5 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Anthrometric Solutions Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The continuation of research into Regaining situational awareness as a User in Charge: Responding to transition demands in automated vehicles started under a previous contract.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
73110000 Research services73111000 Research laboratory 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
22 Jul 2025, 18:10 BST
Last source update
31 Jul 2026, 11:10 BST
Authority reference
TFTS3026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072608
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05643f Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification

This contract is for the continuation of research that was previously carried out under an alternative contract. The previous prime contractor was unable to continue the reseearch so we are now contracting with the sub-contractors to continue the research. The sub-contractors have unique technical capabilities and access to equipment to continue the research.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Aug 2025 → 31 Jul 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends
    14 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published89 days ago
    31 Jul 2026, 11:10 BST

Notice history

9 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 18:10 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Aug 2025, 16:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    21 Aug 2025, 09:53 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract change notice published
    12 Jan 2026, 15:20 GMT
    UK10
  6. Contract change proposed
    12 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    To coincide with a related project that needs to be completed for this one to be completed effectively.
  7. Contract change notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 10:32 BST
    UK10
  8. Contract change notice published
    26 May 2026, 10:24 BST
    UK10
  9. Contract termination notice published
    31 Jul 2026, 11:10 BST
    UK11
Routine re-releases (7)
  • 2026-01: 1 release · 12 Jan 2026
  • 2025-08: 2 releases · 5 Aug 2025, 21 Aug 2025
  • 2025-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £145,6241 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 18 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Anthrometric Solutions Ltd19 Aug 2025 – 31 Dec 2025£145,6245 Aug 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Anthrometric Solutions Ltd

    Signed
    18 Aug 2025
    Value
    £147,874
    Period
    27 May 2026 – 31 Jul 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £147,874
    Termination
    contractCompleted
    • Change 26 May 2026 The variation will allow the final report to be transferred to the new DfT template and for appropriate quality assurance checks to take place before finalisation
    • Change 30 Mar 2026 To conclude with a related project that needs to be completed for this one to be completed effectively.
    • Change proposed 12 Jan 2026 To coincide with a related project that needs to be completed for this one to be completed effectively., new end date 31 Mar 2026

    No agreed KPIs: Performance and payment linked to fixed milestone deliverables.

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
  • Anthrometric Solutions LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PHDM-7892-BMXD Endgate, Somerswey, Guildford,, South East, GU4 8EQContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract termination notice contractContract termination noticeUK11Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender