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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Department for Transport

Department for Transport is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£1.2bn

Total spend

514

Contract awards

362

Unique suppliers

£2.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Department for Transport has awarded 514 contracts worth £1.2bn to 362 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £2.4M, with the top five suppliers holding 68% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Department for Transport

Top-five suppliers hold 68% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Atkins Limited3£600.4M
Lazard & Co., Limited3£60.0M
PA Consulting Services Ltd3£48.0M
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency3£42.7M
KPMG LLP Advisory4£39.6M
Reply Limited T/A Glue Reply1£23.0M
APS Partnership Limited1£19.5M
Kainos Software Limited1£18.0M
John Pye & Sons Limited2£17.4M
British Car Auction Ltd5£16.5M
PA Consulting Ltd1£16.0M
Specsavers Optical Superstores Limited1£15.6M
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP2£12.0M
British Car Auctions Ltd1£11.1M
Jones Lang LaSalle Limited2£10.0M
Winckworth Sherwood LLP1£10.0M
Resolve Salvage & Fire (Europe) Ltd1£9.5M
RESOLVE SALVAGE & FIRE (EUROPE) LTD1£9.5M
CloudThing Limited1£8.0M
Foundever GB Ltd3£6.8M

Procurement categories

What Department for Transport buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

71310000

71310000
98 awards£678.4M

66170000

66170000
12 awards£61.6M

79410000

79410000
33 awards£57.4M

72220000

72220000
23 awards£53.4M

72260000

72260000
22 awards£51.3M

79340000

79340000
12 awards£47.1M

48210000

48210000
9 awards£38.3M

45240000

45240000
2 awards£19.0M

80520000

80520000
1 awards£16.0M

85160000

85160000
2 awards£15.6M

72320000

72320000
5 awards£13.1M

70120000

70120000
2 awards£10.0M

79510000

79510000
3 awards£6.8M

79110000

79110000
12 awards£6.1M

70330000

70330000
1 awards£6.0M

73110000

73110000
37 awards£6.0M

30210000

30210000
3 awards£5.0M

80410000

80410000
5 awards£4.8M

79540000

79540000
8 awards£4.6M

64210000

64210000
2 awards£4.4M

Recent contracts

Latest Department for Transport contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Technical Support for the Depot Charging Scheme

WSP UK Limited · 2026-05-22

£250K

DfT's contribution to the RSGB analyst network

Road Safety GB · 2026-05-22

£87K

DfT - Street Manager Digital Service

Kainos Software Limited · 2026-05-22

£18.0M

SCI Feasibility Studies DNO 3 - NPG

Northern Powergrid (Yorkshire) plc · 2026-05-22

£22K

Membership fee for the IZEVA

International Council on Clean Transportation · 2026-05-20

£13K

DfT Provision of Interim Property Resource

Newmark Gerald Eve LLP · 2026-05-15

£110K

SS Richard Montgomery Mast Reduction Project

RESOLVE SALVAGE & FIRE (EUROPE) LTD · 2026-05-13

£9.5M

Connected and Automated Mobility Standards Programme - Phase 4

BSI STANDARDS LIMITED · 2026-05-13

£1.6M

SCI Feasibility Studies DNO 2 - NGED

National Grid Electricity Distribution · 2026-05-08

£108K

BODS Connect Team

Actica Consulting Limited · 2026-05-08

£2.5M

TROO0487 IEP Escrow Verification Services

NCC Services Limited · 2026-05-07

£399K

NLA Media Access (Licencing) 2026

NLA Media Access Limited · 2026-05-06

£62K

IMO Lighting and BMS Upgrades 2026

Niblock (Builders) Ltd · 2026-05-05

£647K

Provision of a technical auditor

TRL Limited · 2026-05-05

£20K

Strategic Financial Advisors for Project Helios

N M ROTHSCHILD & SONS LTD · 2026-05-01

£112K

IMO Fire Door Remedial Works (Phase 1)

Premier Workspace Ltd · 2026-05-01

£250K

Connected and Automated Mobility Standards Programme - Phase 4

BSI STANDARDS LIMITED · 2026-04-30

£1.6M

Chair of the Cost of Public EV Charging Review

Peyrouat Ltd · 2026-04-27

£30K

Independent Evaluation Synthesis of the Roads Policing Review

ECM Research Solutions Ltd · 2026-04-21

£20K

Road Safety Education Guidance

Agilysis · 2026-04-21

£13K

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Open Department for Transport tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

Aviation Fleet Data Service

Deadline: 2026-06-29

£15K

DfT Group Managed Service for Meetings and Events

£14.0M

DfT Group Travel Managed Service

£81.0M

Expression of Interest - Freight Analysis and Modelling Environment (FAME)

IMO Fabric Repairs Package 2026

£72K

TRHS0016 Provision of Pension Scheme for the Euston Delivery Company

TRHS0018 HS2 Euston Station: Private Sector Partner - PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT

TRHS0018 HS2 Euston Station: Private Sector Partner - PRELIMINARY MARKET ENGAGEMENT

Blue Badge Production, Distribution & Innovation

£15.0M

IMO Lighting (7th, 6th fl & stairwells) and BMS (6th fl) Upgrades 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Revenue Certainty Mechanism Delivery Partner

£1.5M

RRSG0003 - Expansion of International Passenger Rail Depot Capacity. Potential Public Private Partnership opportunity

BSOG Debt Recovery Services

THRS0014 - Engineering and Design Partner (EDP) for the Euston Programme - MARKET ENGAGEMENT

£300.0M

DfT - Supply of Overseas E SIMS

£500K

EOI for Visa Application Services

£60K

RFI - Provision of Supplier Risk Management System for the Department for Transport

RFI - Provision of Supplier Risk Management System for the Department for Transport

IMO Fire Door Works - Phase 1 Riser Doors

IMO Lighting Upgrades (8th floor)

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Department for Transport typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Sevington Day 365 and Eastern Plot Technical Works- Project Close Out

Expires: 2026-06-26

£272K

Joint Agency AWARD E-evaluation System

Expires: 2026-06-29

£1.1M

Award of Public Notices Placement Services

Expires: 2026-06-30

£13.5M

Advanced Fuels Fund Delivery Partner FY25/26 - Direct Award

Expires: 2026-06-30

£214K

Advanced Fuels Fund Delivery Partner FY25/26 - Direct Award

Expires: 2026-06-30

£214K

MOIRA2.2 Hosting and Passenger Demand Forecasting Support

Expires: 2026-07-04

£170K

DfT Kharon Clearview Licence

Expires: 2026-07-17

£19K

DfT Kharon Clearview Licence

Expires: 2026-07-20

£19K

In-Service Conformity Light-Duty Emissions Testing

Expires: 2026-08-01

£358K

TRHS0001 Administration of the Shimmer Relocation Appreciation Loan Scheme

Expires: 2026-08-13

£70K

Local Major Schemes Evaluation

Expires: 2026-08-31

£600K

DfT Calls and Data

Expires: 2026-08-31

£4.3M

Traffic Management Contingency Site

Expires: 2026-08-31

£224K

Revision of PAS 1899:2022

Expires: 2026-09-01

£123K

DfT Jaggaer S2C System (SAAS) 2023-26

Expires: 2026-09-05

£3.3M

Vendor Risk Management and Supply Chain Security

Expires: 2026-09-14

£255K

IMO Lighting and BMS Upgrades 2026

Expires: 2026-09-18

£647K

IMO Fire Door Remedial Works (Phase 1)

Expires: 2026-09-18

£250K

TROO0380 - HS1 Insurance Expert

Expires: 2026-09-24

£150K

Provision of GCS Fuel Card & Associated Services

Expires: 2026-09-30

£950K

P4104067 Legal Advice for DfTLA

Expires: 2026-10-02

£1.8M

AAIB - Cyber Threat Monitoring

Expires: 2026-10-04

£141K

Awarded contract for a Board Intelligence Procurement - Innovation Management Platform

Expires: 2026-10-26

£65K

Provision of Jaggaer S2C Service Desk Support

Expires: 2026-10-27

£806K

TAVI3176 - AOC Flying Training

Expires: 2026-10-30

£23K

Cloud Management and Improvements

Expires: 2026-10-31

£6.0M

Cloud Management and improvements

Expires: 2026-10-31

£4.5M

AWARDED CONTRACT: TRGA3305: PDDP Project Simulator Workshop

Expires: 2026-10-31

£24K

TISE3127A - AAIB Antivirus-software

Expires: 2026-11-03

£34K

AWARDED: TRCF3078 - Advisory Services to DfT Group Property

Expires: 2026-11-21

£6.0M

GCP Hosting, Support and Development

Expires: 2026-11-30

£23.0M

PAS 4010 guidance

Expires: 2026-11-30

£65K

THRE0002 - Provision of Technical Advisors to Support Rail Operating Contract Projects

Expires: 2026-12-10

Award Contract for The Provision of Rusolut Tri-Branch

Expires: 2026-12-10

£4.9M

Building Technical Ability Managed Service

Expires: 2026-12-10

£5.0M

Award Contract for The Provision of UPS Power Supply

Expires: 2026-12-14

£3.6M

THRE0001 Operator of Last Resort Technical and Commercial Advisors

Expires: 2026-12-18

£19.5M

TISE3131 AAIB - Adobe Creative Cloud licenses

Expires: 2026-12-19

£56K

AWARDED CONTRACT: TRCF3079 - Provision of Real Estate Advice to DfT Group Property

Expires: 2026-12-31

£50K

Provision of ATTUne Software 2026 - 2027

Expires: 2027-01-08

£58K

JamF Connect and Pro Licences

Expires: 2027-01-31

£24K

ASIO OASIS Support, Maintenance & Continuous Improvement

Expires: 2027-02-13

£1.5M

Sustainable Aviation Fuel - Expert Panel Member, Finance and Banking

Expires: 2027-02-15

£108K

DfT TFM Contract and Asset Management System

Expires: 2027-02-15

£801K

Provision of Individual CIPS Commercial Membership Subscriptions

Expires: 2027-03-12

£50K

SS Richard Montgomery Mast Reduction Works

Expires: 2027-03-12

£9.5M

Digital Team Production Equipment

Expires: 2027-03-17

£10K

AAIB laptop refresh

Expires: 2027-03-21

£84K

Gartner Research Services

Expires: 2027-03-31

£603K

Secure Vehicle Tracking Plus Parts Supply

Expires: 2027-03-31

£60K

Market analysis

Bidding into Department for Transport — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

68%

Top-5 supplier share

25d

Avg response window

26d

Median response window

16mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Department for Transport

How much does Department for Transport spend on procurement?

Department for Transport awarded 514 contracts totalling £1.2bn between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 362 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.4M.

Who are Department for Transport's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Department for Transport by total award value are Atkins Limited, Lazard & Co., Limited, PA Consulting Services Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 68% of contract value.

What does Department for Transport buy from suppliers?

Department for Transport's procurement is concentrated in 71310000, 66170000, 79410000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Department for Transport contracts?

Department for Transport publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for Department for Transport tenders?

Department for Transport typically gives suppliers a median of 26 days to respond (average 25 days). Standard contract duration is around 16 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.

Source portals

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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