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Provision of Evaluation Research Support - Lot 1

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

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23 Jul 2026 at 13:53

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport procured evaluation research support for its Evaluation Programme under Lot 1, covering current programmes. The requirement includes evaluation scoping, design and planning; impact and process evaluations of current policies and interventions; peer review of evaluation plans and outputs; and capability-building activities and guidance development. It is a research service, with projects requiring multidisciplinary teams of evaluation experts, economists and transport modellers, alongside other analytical specialists. Delivery may take place in the United Kingdom, Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and other international locations. The work is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to IPSOS (MARKET RESEARCH) LTD. The award date was 1 July 2026, for £1,250,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 July 2029. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender submission deadline was 20 April 2026 at 12 noon. The opportunity formed part of a framework expected to cover two lots, with this lot focused on evaluation support for current programmes and the other on retrospective evaluation. The stated category was research services, evaluated through the procurement route described above.

This award demonstrates demand from the Department for Transport for structured evaluation support across live transport policies and interventions. Suppliers seeking comparable future work would need credible capability in evaluation scoping, research design, planning, impact evaluation and process evaluation, together with the ability to peer review evaluation plans and outputs. The requirement also favours organisations able to build client capability and develop practical guidance. A strong competing team would combine evaluation specialists, economists and transport modellers, supported by complementary analytical expertise. Experience working across transport programmes and producing robust evidence for policy decisions would help establish credibility, as would the capacity to manage varied projects across UK and international delivery locations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Evaluation Research Support - Lot 1

Notice Description

A range of projects aimed at supporting the delivery of DfT's Evaluation Programme will be commissioned through this framework. This framework is expected to be broken down into two lots. The first lot (Evaluation Support for Current Programmes) is aimed at providing evaluation support for current programmes. This includes evaluation scoping, design and planning; impact and process evaluation of current policies and interventions; peer review of evaluation plans and outputs; and capability building activities and guidance development. The second lot (Retrospective Evaluation) is aimed at undertaking evidence reviews and quantitative evaluation of transport policies and interventions from the last 20 years, in order to gather evidence of their medium- and long-term impacts. Each of the projects to be delivered in either lot requires a multidisciplinary team of evaluation experts, economists and transport modellers, among other analytical expertise.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4384628d-36e8-4480-a66b-7bc63204a161
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/29cf9982-587b-4c86-b32c-ddf5b7a5182d
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Dynamic
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DR
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Vincent Square
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ipsos MORI

Further Information

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