Official UK procurement notice
Support services for ATP testing
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of support services for ATP (UNECE Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs) testing, retaining Cambridge Refrigeration Technology (CRT)’s specialist technical expertise on behalf of the Department for Transport. The requirement includes attendance at relevant international ATP meetings and working groups, provision of meeting outcome reports, maintenance of ATP testing expertise, production of periodic technical summary papers, and completion of annual ATP compliance statistics returns. The contract supports the UK’s continued involvement in international ATP governance and technical development activities.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 18 Aug 2026, 15:42 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 15:42 BST
- Authority reference
TMAF3049- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078652- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e6c9Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published18 Aug 2026, 15:42 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Refrigeration Technology | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Support services for ATP testing · Cambridge Refrigeration Technology
- Signed
- 18 Aug 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Period
- 27 Oct 2026 – 26 Oct 2027 · up to 26 Oct 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Buyer may extend the Contract for a period of up to 12 Months by giving not less than 30 Working Days’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Cambridge Refrigeration TechnologyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender