Preliminary Market Engagement - DfT Supplier Event - Research Procurements

Department for Transport Preliminary Market Engagement.

The Department for Transport (DfT) would like to invite suppliers to a virtual engagement event on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, from 10:30 to 12:00 GMT.

The purpose of this event is to:

• Inform the market about DfT’s upcoming research and evaluation activities.

• Raise awareness of our planned programmes of work.

• Share our approach to the procurement of research and evaluation services to the broader market

The session will include:

• A presentation of the high-level themes of our programmes of work.

• How research and evaluation activities support these programmes.

• An overview of our procurement approach and potential routes to market.

Programmes of work currently under consideration include:

• Evaluation Support call-off contract = £2.5m, 3- year contract

• TEST (Transport Evaluation Support for Trials) = £2.5m 2-year contract

• Primary call-off contract - £2.5m, 4-year contract

• Evidence review & Secondary Data Analysis contract = £1.5m 3-to-4-year contract

• Human Factors & Ergonomics call-off = £3m, 3-year contract

• Integrated Transport Digital Twins evaluation = £3m 4-year contract

The potential routes to markets include:

• CCS Research and Insights (RM6126), whereby only registered suppliers are eligible.

• Open competitive procurement (above threshold for services)

Event Format: Virtual (online via MS Teams)

Registration Process:

• Suppliers interested in attending this virtual event should register via Microsoft Virtual Events (Teams) by coping and pasting the below link in their browser:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/709bf152-ee21-4e7f-9a3a-1e09de5fad12@28b782fb-41e1-48ea-bfc3-ad7558ce7136

Additional Information:

• Attendance at this event does not form part of any formal procurement process and will not confer any advantage in any subsequent tender.

• Programmes of work - budgets and durations are tentative and subject to change.