This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.
Official UK procurement notice
Vehicle Emissions Tester · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£16,880published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Ricardo UK Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUrgent requirement to procure an independent vehicle emmissions tester. 3 quotes were sought but only one reply.
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
- Administrative change
- 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
- 27 Mar 2025, 12:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
- Authority reference
TIRR3021- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024429- Latest notice
- Contract change notice (UK10)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f975Find a Tender
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2025- Contract details notice published27 Mar 2025, 12:36 GMTUK7
- Contract change notice published18 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMTUK10
- Contract change proposed18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £16,8801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo UK Limited | £16,880 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ricardo UK Limited
- Signed
- 26 Mar 2025
- Value
- £16,880
- Period
- 31 Mar 2025 – 31 May 2025
- Status
- active
- Change proposed 18 Mar 2026 contract change notice published, new value £20,720 · new end date 31 May 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ricardo UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract change notice Contract change notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender