Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 3 Dec 2025, 20:10 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Sustainable Aviation Fuel - Expert Panel Member, Finance and Banking

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£108,000≈ £108k / year · £129,600 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026awarded 5 Feb 2026
Awarded to Ernst and Young LLP
Contract term 1 yrends 1 Feb 2027 · up to 1 Feb 2028 with extensions · starts 2 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description
  • The Project Financing and Banking panel member will be expected to advise and support with the development of transactions and financing to help deliver an effective and value for money RCM, with revenue certainty contracts that comply with legislative requirements and are approvable by UK authorities; an effective RCM will deliver value for money and help enable UK SAF projects reach FID and produce SAF in a timely fashion.

CPV: Financial consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSEPublished value£108,000
Contract period: 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2027 (1 yr) · up to 1 Feb 2028 with extensionsValue: £108,000 exc. VAT · £129,600 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Time and value extensions may be permissable

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: A tender pack will be available in the ITT section of the opportunity in Jaggaer

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Dec 2025, 20:10 GMT
Last source update
20 Feb 2026, 09:52 GMT
Authority reference
TTDC3064A
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-079530
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Financial consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ee57 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

See the ITT here: dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/41473455019AE5837C57 ↗

Alternatively search: itt_2904 - Sustainable Aviation Fuel - Expert Panel Member, Finance and Banking

Timeline

3 Dec 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published324 days ago
    3 Dec 2025, 20:10 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by310 days ago
    17 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline291 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts264 days ago
    2 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published245 days ago
    20 Feb 2026, 09:52 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    3 Dec 2025, 20:10 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    5 Feb 2026, 12:49 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    5 Feb 2026, 12:49 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    20 Feb 2026, 09:52 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £108,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ernst and Young LLP16 Feb 2026 – 15 Feb 2027 · up to 15 Aug 2027Extensions: 6 month extension if required to complete the described programme.£108,0005 Feb 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Ernst and Young LLP

    Signed
    17 Feb 2026
    Value
    £90,000
    Period
    17 Feb 2026 – 16 Feb 2027 · up to 16 Feb 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 10 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.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one00—

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

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Ernst & Young LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC300001 1 More London Place, London, London, SE1 2AFContact email
  • Ernst & Young LLPAwarded supplier 1 More London Place, London, London, SE1 2AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender