Official UK procurement notice
TMAR3128 - Seafarers Projections Review
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£120,000£150,000 inc. VAT8.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 May 2025awarded 8 Aug 2025
Awarded to Centre for Economics and Business Research
Contract term 6 moends 27 Dec 2025 · starts 27 Jun 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe project will update the 2017 Seafarer Projections report , published by DfT, to assess the UK supply and demand for trained seafarers, at all levels, to fulfil roles at sea and onshore over the next decade. This evidence is needed to underpin the Department's £18 million Support for Maritime Training Fund.
- No preliminary market engagement: Theres no need to conduct market engagement as we know what we need as we have conducted the same procurement exercise in 2017
CPV: Marine research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£120,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: 80%
- Commerical Score: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Questions: Completion of all questions in Appendix 6 - Quality Questions will result in a score being given
- Commerical Score: Completion of all questions in Schdule 4 - Pricing Schedule will result in a score being given
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2025, 20:19 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Jun 2025
- Authority reference
TMAR3128- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016895- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050745Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
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- Submission deadline
- 30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submission should be done through the Jaggaer platform, you may first need to register -> dft.app.jaggaer.com ↗
Timeline
24 Apr 2025 → 4 Mar 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 20:19 BST
- Clarification questions by9 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 May 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts27 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by27 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published237 days ago4 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2025- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 20:19 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published27 Aug 2025, 09:24 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete27 Aug 2025, 09:24 BST
- Contract termination notice published4 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £130,1101 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre for Economics and Business Research | £130,110 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Seafarer Projections Review · Centre for Economics and Business Research
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2025
- Value
- £130,110
- Period
- 12 Aug 2025 – 8 Feb 2026 · up to 8 May 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- General DfT extension policy applies
- Final value
- £130,110
- Termination
- contractCompleted
4 agreed KPIs: Progress Report · Risk Monitoring · Communication …
- Progress Report, Monthly reports should be provided to the DfT contract manager. Steering Group progress reports will be provided to the DfT contract manager by email, 5 working days before meetings. Reports should include any findings, next steps in the project plan, risks or concerns and should include the names of individuals responsible for the work.
- Risk Monitoring, The Supplier will issue a risk register in the form of a table and must include a RAG rating and mitigation strategy. The risk register must raise any concerns about the possibility of failing to meet the overall deadline and lack of relevant information to meet the requirements.
- Communication, The Supplier shall acknowledge any communications from the contract manager within 2 working days
- Emergencies, If there is an urgent issue, the Supplier shall make the contract manager aware of this within 2 working days.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Centre for Economics and Business Research LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender