Published date: 2 September 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 July 2025, 9am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Systems and technical consultancy services - 72220000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£75,000

Procurement reference

tender_496294/1512540

Published date

2 September 2025

Closing date

9 July 2025

Closing time

9am

Contract start date

3 September 2025

Contract end date

2 March 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Department seeks external resource to provide extra resilience and specialist external technical expertise for advice and assistance (alongside DfT LA and GLD litigation teams and policy officials) for ongoing work regarding international rail maintenance depots to enable the growth of international rail services. The Department is seeing sustained interest from potential new entrants to the international high-speed passenger market with access to international rail depots being identified as one of the key barriers to new entrants. This area is increasingly becoming a high ministerial priority with a multitude of areas we need to research, and having external expertise will help with the internal resource pressure and will provide specialist advice to ensure Ministers are well-informed.


Award information

Awarded date

15 July 2025

Contract start date

3 September 2025

Contract end date

2 March 2026

Total value of contract

£75,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

Address

8 FITZROY STREET, LONDON, W1T 4BJ, UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Address

Great Minster Hse, 33 Horseferry Rd
London
SW1P 4DR
England

Email

dftprocurement@dft.gov.uk