Tenders / Buyers / United Kingdom
Department for Transport: public contracts and tenders
Department for Transport awarded 177 public contracts worth €225.0M where a value is stated since 2025-03-25; the education and training contract held by ISLES OF SCILLY SKYBUS LIMITED ends on 2026-10-30 (end date stated). Source: Arcadium Data, data as of .
Awarded value = the award values the notices state (EUR at the notice date), 172 of 177 awards; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Buyer
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Department for Transport |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Buyer type | Central government authority |
| City | London |
| Sources | UK Find a Tender |
Top suppliers
| Supplier | Registry number | Website | Awards | Value won alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSI Standards Limited | 4 | €367k | ||
| Niblock (Builders) Ltd | 4 | €1.7M | ||
| SYSTRA Limited | 4 | €1.4M | ||
| 1nteger, LLC d/b/a Kharon | 3 | €159k | ||
| Steer Davies & Gleave | 3 | €86,248 | ||
| UCL Consultants Limited | 3 | €187k | ||
| AECOM Ltd | 2 | €676k | ||
| Cranfield University | 2 | €57,239 | ||
| Haymarket Media Group Ltd. | 2 | €37,800 | ||
| ISLES OF SCILLY SKYBUS LIMITED | 2 | €51,705 | ||
| JACOBS U.K. LIMITED, | 2 | n/a | ||
| KLH Partners | 2 | €162k | ||
| LBS Security Services Limited | 2 | €145k | ||
| Mott MacDonald Limited | 2 | €313k | ||
| NLA Media Access | 2 | €142k |
Suppliers named on Department for Transport's award notices (the top 15 of 127); registry number and website where the supplier is linked to its register entry. Winners that could be a private person are withheld.
Contracts ending in the next 18 months
| Ends | Contract | Current holder | Value | End date basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | TAVI3176 - AOC Flying Training | ISLES OF SCILLY SKYBUS LIMITED | €25,853 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-30 | AOC Flying Training | ISLES OF SCILLY SKYBUS LIMITED | €25,853 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | SCI Feasibility Studies DNO 4 - SPEN | SP MANWEB PLC | €17,566 | end date stated |
| 2026-10-31 | SCI Feasibility Studies DNO 1 - ENWL | ELECTRICITY NORTH WEST LIMITED | €29,281 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-01 | DfT Provision of Interim Property Resource | €127k | end date stated | |
| 2026-11-30 | PAS 4010 guidance | Institution of Civil Engineers | €74,742 | end date stated |
| 2026-11-30 | IMO Boiler Burner Replacements | Stonegrove Ltd | €185k | end date stated |
| 2026-12-01 | Provision of C-Suite Programme | KPMG (Companies House (GB) OC301540) | €12,876 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Award of Business Disability Forum Partnership (membership renewal) | €29,644 | end date stated | |
| 2026-12-31 | Membership fee for the IZEVA | International Council on Clean Transportation | €15,018 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Roads Policing Innovation Project and Continued Work 26/27 | KLH Partners | €93,686 | end date stated |
| 2026-12-31 | Dover White Cliffs- Feasibility Assessment | Steer Davies & Gleave | €86,248 | end date stated |
| 2027-01-04 | Certification for new materials for use in the Free Running Explosive Detection Dogs (FREDDs) | REDLINE ASSURED SECURITY LTD | €59,425 | end date stated |
| 2027-01-08 | Provision of ATTUne Software 2026 - 2027 | Bellvedi Limited | €66,656 | end date stated |
| 2027-01-11 | TROO0482 Driver Training | €40,920 | end date stated | |
| 2027-01-14 | Mass Transit Taskforce (MTTF) Secretariat | Urban Transport Group | €577k | end date stated |
| 2027-01-16 | Active Travel England Support Worker | €57,585 | end date stated | |
| 2027-01-19 | Provision of specialist planning and consenting advisory support to the Euston Delivery Company (EDC) | DP9 Limited | €293k | end date stated |
| 2027-02-15 | RAIB3007 Laser Scanner | REIGL UK LIMITED | €89,205 | end date stated |
| 2027-02-16 | Sustainable Aviation Fuel - Expert Panel Member, Finance and Banking | Ernst & Young LLP | €103k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-30 | TAVI3179 - Remote Terrain Training | €34,470 | end date stated | |
| 2027-03-31 | Provision for Radiation Services | AWE PLC (Companies House (GB) 02763902) | €32,018 | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | ITSO membership 2026 - 2027 | ITSO Limited | €113k | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | NLA Media Access (Licencing) 2026 | NLA Media Access Limited | €71,748 | end date stated |
| 2027-03-31 | Active Travel England Press Association News Wire Service 25/26/27 | Press Association Media Limited | €24,270 | end date stated |
End dates checked against the official notice: 99% right (n=100, 95% CI 94%-100%, 2026-10-26; method).
Award notices of Department for Transport whose contract period ends in the next 18 months: the end date the notice states, else its start or signature date plus the stated duration. 58 contracts (the 25 soonest shown); a framework's value is a ceiling and is not shown.
Open calls for tender
| Deadline | Call for tender | Published | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Flight Schedules Data | 2026-10-02 | €29,844 |
| 2026-10-30 | Flight Schedules Data | 2026-10-02 | €29,844 |
| 2026-11-12 | Department for Transport Shared Research, Evaluation and Analysis | 2026-10-01 | €9.0M |
Calls with a deadline of 2026-10-27 or later (not awarded yet).
Spend by sector (CPV divisions)
| Sector | CPV | Awards | Awarded value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business services | 79 | 36 | €49.2M |
| Research and development | 73 | 23 | €5.5M |
| Architecture and engineering services | 71 | 21 | €10.4M |
| IT services | 72 | 14 | €44.9M |
| Education and training | 80 | 13 | €1.8M |
| Other community and personal services | 98 | 8 | €198k |
| Construction work | 45 | 7 | €1.5M |
| Financial and insurance services | 66 | 6 | €26.0M |
| Transport support and travel services | 63 | 4 | €11.5M |
| Software packages and information systems | 48 | 3 | €163k |
| Repair and maintenance services | 50 | 3 | €896k |
| Waste, cleaning and environmental services | 90 | 3 | €3.2M |
Award notices with a named winner, by the main CPV code; value = the total the notices state, in EUR at the notice date; framework agreements (a ceiling, not spend) and implausible values are left out.
Recent awards
| Published | Contract | Winners | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | DfT Provision of Mentoring Services | MERRYCK & CO.LIMITED | €17,906 |
| 2026-10-22 | Validating Demand Models with Mobile Phone Data | Jacobs UK Limited | n/a |
| 2026-10-21 | CORSIA Capacity Building Project | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies | €907k |
| 2026-10-21 | TTDC3064B – Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert | UCL CONSULTANTS LIMITED | €115k |
| 2026-10-14 | TPTL3100 - SiSiS Campaign Changes | AML Group | €119k |
| 2026-10-13 | Active Travel England- Women's Safety PhD Sponsorship | University of Leeds | €21,487 |
| 2026-10-09 | TRST3090 - Secretariat for UKRLG and PIARC | LOCAL COUNCIL ROADS INNOVATION GROUP CIC | €495k |
| 2026-10-08 | Core Aircraft Accident Training | Cranfield University | €28,650 |
| 2026-10-06 | TFTS3046 - 2027 VED Roadside Survey Fieldwork | Intelligent Data Collection Limited | €318k |
| 2026-10-05 | TRHS0016 Provision of Pension Scheme for the Euston Delivery Company | People's Partnership Limited | €1.7M |
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Sources: UK Find a Tender, read through their open-data feeds without logging in. Buyer = contracting authority as named on the notice; notices are grouped by the normalised name and country.
Source: Arcadium Data tenders database, 3,811,022 official public procurement notices from EU TED, UK Find a Tender, UK Contracts Finder and national procurement boards, read through their open-data services (no logins). Winners that could be a private person (sole traders) are withheld; buyers are public bodies. Data as of 2026-10-27.
Questions
How many public contracts has Department for Transport awarded?
Department for Transport published 177 contract award notices between 2025-03-25 and 2026-10-23; the 172 that state a value add up to €225.0M (official notices, as of 2026-10-27).
Who are Department for Transport's biggest suppliers?
By contract awards: BSI Standards Limited (4), Niblock (Builders) Ltd (4) and SYSTRA Limited (4) (as of 2026-10-27). Winners that could be a private person are not named.
Which Department for Transport contracts end soon?
58 contracts awarded by Department for Transport end in the next 18 months. The soonest with a named holder is the education and training contract held by ISLES OF SCILLY SKYBUS LIMITED, ending on 2026-10-30 (end date stated) (as of 2026-10-27).
Does Department for Transport have open tenders now?
Yes: 3 calls for tender from Department for Transport are open today (deadline 2026-10-27 or later) (as of 2026-10-27).
What does Department for Transport buy?
Most of Department for Transport's awards are in Business services (CPV 79) (36), Research and development (CPV 73) (23) and Architecture and engineering services (CPV 71) (21) (as of 2026-10-27).
Cite as: Arcadium Data, "Department for Transport tenders and contracts: 177 awards, suppliers, contracts ending", https://arcadiumdata.io/tenders/buyers/department-for-transport-gb/, data as of 2026-10-27.