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Published 28 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Global Risk & Response (GRR) Open-source Provider

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£207,000≈ £104k / year · £248,400 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 5 Jan 2026

Contract term 2 yrsends 19 Feb 2028 · up to 19 Feb 2029 with extensions · starts 20 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To identify a suitable supplier for the provision of reliable, timely, open-source information that can improve the speed and accuracy of advice from DfT to UK aircraft operators on the threats and risks they face overseas. These updates will be provided both via email and via an online portal featuring geographical maps. The supplier should also provide assessments of aviation security for specific locations on request

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2028, 23:59 BST.
No preliminary market engagement: Not proportionate and niche market

CPV: Economic research services · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Market research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Renewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£207,000

Contract period: 20 Feb 2026 – 19 Feb 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 19 Feb 2029 with extensionsValue: £207,000 exc. VAT · £248,400 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: The Buyer proposes to enter into a Contract for the initial period of 2 years with the successful Tenderer (Supplier) with the potential extension period of 12 months being available.

79310000 Market research services 79311400 Economic research services 90711500 Environmental monitoring other than for construction

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
See ITT documentation via the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal
Technical & professional ability
See ITT documentation via the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
Technical requirements will be defined in the tender documents on a performance and
functional basis in accordance with Section 56 of the Procurement Act 2023, by reference
to international standards where applicable.

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Quality: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical: 60%
Commercial: 30%
Social Value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical: Full details will be in the ItT documentation - Appendix 6
Social Value: Full details will be in the ItT documentation - Appendix 6
Commercial: Full details will be in the ItT documentation - Appendix 5

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
See ITT documentation via the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal
Technical & professional ability
See ITT documentation via the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal.
Technical requirements will be defined in the tender documents on a performance and
functional basis in accordance with Section 56 of the Procurement Act 2023, by reference
to international standards where applicable.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Closed
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2028
First published: 28 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
Last source update: 28 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Jan 2026
Authority reference: TTSD3009
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-078253
Latest notice: Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV): Economic research servicesEnvironmental monitoring other than for constructionMarket research services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05eb68 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Submission deadline: 5 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 16 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

via Jaggaer eSourcing Portal dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗

itt_2899 - Global Risk & Response (GRR) Open-source Provider

Timeline

28 Nov 2025 → 20 Feb 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published333 days ago
28 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
Clarification questions by315 days ago
16 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
Submission deadline295 days ago
5 Jan 2026, 10:00 GMT
Award decision expected by283 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts249 days ago
20 Feb 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Tender notice published
28 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT
UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PLTC-5358-LTWZ Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender28 Nov 2025, 16:52 GMT