Transport Evaluation Support for Trials (TEST)

DfTc - Department for Transport

Published: Apr 20, 2026

Updated: May 19, 2026

Source: uk_contracts_finder

This tender has been awarded

Awarded to PA Consulting Services Limited — €3,500,000

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About This Opportunity

Award by DfTc - Department for Transport (United Kingdom, education & training): Transport Evaluation Support for Trials (TEST). Awarded to PA Consulting.

This is a services contract in the education and training and transport and logistics sectors. Located in United Kingdom, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through UK Contracts Finder, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the education and training sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. This contract has already been awarded. The information is published for transparency and market intelligence purposes.

Description

The Authority wishes to appoint a Supplier to manage and deliver the TEST programme, under the direction of the Authority's officials. There are five components to this requirement: programme management, the idea process, the proposal process, the trial process and the Dissemination process.

The primary purpose of the programme is to collect robust evidence about the impact of transport innovations to guide future decisions. Consequently, ideas and proposals will only be supported so long as such robust evidence is achievable. We recognise that robust evidence may become unfeasible for a variety of reasons, some of which will be outside the control of the supported organisations and the TEST Supplier. However, where this happens, support should be discontinued. Accordingly, our plans for the programme assume that a proportion of ideas will not, ultimately, be supportable and that a proportion of proposals will not proceed to a trial.

The Contract is being offered under Crown Commercial Service RM6126 Research & Insights Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Standard Terms and Conditions which will govern any resultant Contract.

The Contracting Authority is managing this Procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

This is a call-off contract for an initial period of 3-years, with the option to extend by a further 1-year.. CPV: Research services (73110000). Procedure: Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from UK Contracts Finder and was originally published on April 20, 2026. Last refreshed today. Reference: tender_515581/1569732. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About DfTc - Department for Transport

DfTc - Department for Transport has issued 138 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 0 currently open and 138 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Architecture & Engineering Services, Information & Communication Technology, and Transport & Logistics. All notices are published for United Kingdom. Notices are distributed via UK Contracts Finder. Most recent publication: May 15, 2026.

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How much was the contract awarded for?

PA Consulting Services Limited was awarded the contract for €3,500,000. The figure reflects the value disclosed by the contracting authority in the award notice.

Where will the contract be performed?

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Is this tender still open?

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Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by DfTc - Department for Transport in United Kingdom. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Services contract in the Education & Training sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.