Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
London
SW1P 4DR
UK
E-mail: dftc.procurement@dft.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dft.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Evaluation Research Support
Reference number: TANL3003
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Contract Award Notice: Extension of Provision of Evaluation Research Support
This Contract was initially awarded following a competition using CCS Framework RM6126 Research & Insights.
An additional £125,000 has been awarded through the activation of the Optional Extension Clause within the Contract terms.
The Department is currently assessing options for the future delivery of this service. Subject to requirements, this may include launching a new procurement competition, which will be timed to ensure that a replacement contract is awarded once the additional extension funding has been fully utilised.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
625 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Evaluation Research Support
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This Contract was awarded following a competition using CCS Framework RM6126 Research & insights.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-018497
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TANL3003
Title: Extension Provision of Evaluation Research Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/08/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Frontier Economic Limited
London
WC1V 6DA
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 625 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
London
SW1P 4DR
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/09/2025