Provision of Evaluation Research Support

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI)

Awarded value£1,125,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Frontier Economics, Frontier Economic Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement 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.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Evaluation Research SupportAwarded

Delivery: London

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jun 2023, 10:52 BST
Last source update: 1 Sept 2025, 10:27 BST
Authority reference: TANL3003
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-052701
Classification (CPV): Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area: London (UKI)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03dd6e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This Contract was awarded following a competition using CCS Framework RM6126 Research & insights.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £1,125,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 7

Contracts signed 2latest 14 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Frontier Economics	£500,000 †	—	Awarded
Frontier Economic LimitedExtension Provision of Evaluation Research Support	£625,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Extension Provision of Evaluation Research Support · Frontier Economic Limited
Signed
14 Aug 2025
Value
£625,000
Status
active
Provision of Evaluation Research Support · Frontier Economics
Signed
19 Jun 2023
Value
£500,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Transport

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsTransport Great Minster House, London, London, SW1P 4DRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Frontier Economic LimitedAwarded supplier London, London, WC1V 6DA
Frontier Economics LimitedAwarded supplier Mid City Place, London, London, WC1V 6DA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.