Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Strategic Advisory

Official notice

Authority: DFT Operator Limited 'DFTO' (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 16 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Development of detailed work programme for full rolling stock interim strategy.

CPV: General management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Compliant direct award via DfT STARThree THRE02 FrameworkAwarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 19 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST
Last source update: 19 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-098538
Classification (CPV): General management consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078adc Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Compliant direct award via DfT STARThree THRE02 Framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd	£50,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 098538-2026-1 · Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd
Signed
16 Sept 2026
Value
£50,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

DFT OPERATOR LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawTransport GB-COH: 07141122 Waterloo General Office 2nd Floor, London, LondonContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Steer Davies & Gleave LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01883830 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.