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Support services for ATP testing

Buyer: Department for Transport →

BuyerDepartment for Transport
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published18 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Provision 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.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Contracts

Support services for ATP testing

Statusactive
Value£100,000

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e6c9
Latest release ID078652-2026
Latest release timestampTue Aug 18 2026 14:42:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - without competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Aug 2026award, contract078652-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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