Find a TenderAdministrative changeContract change notice
Published 27 Mar 2025, 12:36 GMT

This notice announces an administrative change to an existing contract or market (a contract change notice). No new tender or admission is opened here; see the linked notices below for the original opportunity.

Official UK procurement notice

Vehicle Emissions Tester · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£16,880published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Mar 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Ricardo UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Urgent requirement to procure an independent vehicle emmissions tester. 3 quotes were sought but only one reply.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Administrative change
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
27 Mar 2025, 12:36 GMT
Last source update
18 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
Authority reference
TIRR3021
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-024429
Latest notice
Contract change notice (UK10)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f975 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Mar 2025
  1. Contract details notice published
    27 Mar 2025, 12:36 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract change notice published
    18 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
    UK10
  3. Contract change proposed
    18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £16,8801 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ricardo UK Limited£16,880 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Ricardo UK Limited

    Signed
    26 Mar 2025
    Value
    £16,880
    Period
    31 Mar 2025 – 31 May 2025
    Status
    active
    • Change proposed 18 Mar 2026 contract change notice published, new value £20,720 · new end date 31 May 2026

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Ricardo UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02815682 Old Shoreham Road, , West Sussex, , England, Shoreham-by-Sea, South East, BN43 5FGContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract change notice contractContract change noticeUK10Contract change notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender