Official UK procurement notice
Road Safety Analytics Unit Discovery
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£163,390published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 3 Dec 2025no call for competition
Awarded to TRL ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis discovery project will define the purpose, structure and operating model for a Road Safety Analytics Unit whose aim is to use data most effectively to understand the root causes and impacts of road traffic collisions, to inform road safety policy. The discovery will provide recommendations for implementation, ensuring the unit is strategically positioned as well as technically and operationally fit for the future of road safety.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Nov 2025, 12:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 09:26 BST
- Authority reference
TMAF3043- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-040279- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e456Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Single supplier - technical reasons
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
12 Dec 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 2 dates- Standstill ends318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published179 days ago1 May 2026, 09:26 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published19 Nov 2025, 12:55 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published3 Dec 2025, 15:12 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Dec 2025, 10:53 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published2 Mar 2026, 10:01 GMTUK10
- Contract change proposed3 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTTo manage the delivery plan that was always anticipated may require a time only extension
- Contract termination notice published1 May 2026, 09:26 BSTUK11
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 3 Dec 2025
- 2025-11: 1 release · 19 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £163,3901 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Dec 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRL ltd1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026Extensions: Time only | £163,390 | 3 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · TRL ltd
- Signed
- 16 Dec 2025
- Value
- £163,390
- Period
- 16 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- Time only
- Final value
- £163,390
- Termination
- contractCompleted
- Change proposed 3 Mar 2026 To manage the delivery plan that was always anticipated may require a time only extension, new end date 30 Jun 2026 · standstill applies
No agreed KPIs: Non proportionate
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- TRL LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender