Official UK procurement notice
TTDC3066 - UK SAF Clearing House: Delivery Partner
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect Award of a new delivery partner contract to the University of Sheffield, to continue services provided by the UK Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Clearing House (UKSAFCH). The UKSAFCH supports and co-ordinates the testing and certification of new advanced fuels
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 09:52 BST
- Authority reference
TTDC3066- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091672- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066229Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The original Delivery Partner contract was awarded in 2023 through tender and went to the open market. Only one bid was received, which was the consortium bid from the University of Sheffield and Ricardo.
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Clearing Houses market is a niche area of expertise. Since the Clearing House was launched in 2023, we have not become aware of any other institutions/companies entering this niche market or showing interest in running the Clearing House.
This direct award would allow for business continuity and would be more efficient for getting Clearing House operations back up and running, thereby reducing the impact on the SAF industry.
This is likely to be a one-off requirement for the spending review period, as we anticipate that other institutions, organisations and/or companies may begin to increase capability in SAF testing in the coming years as the market will have developed, thereby providing competition in future years for delivery of the Clearing House.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026- Transparency notice published4 Mar 2026, 14:06 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published29 Sept 2026, 09:52 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Sheffield12 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2028 | £847,000 | 28 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of SheffieldAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender