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TLOT10207 - Seatbelt and Mobile Phone Observation Survey 2026

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

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28 Jul 2026 at 10:45

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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14 Jul 2026 at 14:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport commissioned a statistical observation survey of seatbelt wearing and mobile phone use by drivers and front-seat occupants on roads across Great Britain. The work supports monitoring of the Road Safety Strategy and continuing estimates of compliance with current legislation. The appointed service provider is responsible for collecting survey data, supplying data tables and producing a report for publication on GOV.UK. This is a technical research and data-collection service, classified under CPV 71356000 (technical services). The buyer is a UK central government department based in London, while survey activity and its outputs cover Great Britain. The requirement follows earlier surveys, including the latest conducted in 2023.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a competitive selective procedure under a framework agreement. There was one lot. The contract was awarded to Aecom Limited on 14 July 2026 and signed on 24 July 2026. The contract runs from 27 July 2026 to 2 August 2027. Its value is £300,000 excluding VAT and £360,000 including VAT. The contract requires delivery of the survey, data tables and accompanying report, with performance monitoring covering reporting timeliness and communications. During data collection, progress and issues are to be reported daily by 11am on the following weekday; weekly progress reports are required thereafter by 3pm each Friday, alongside regular meetings. The contract requires 98% reporting compliance.

This procurement indicates recurring demand from the Department for Transport for field-based road safety observation research, statistical data collection and publication-quality reporting. Suppliers well placed for similar work would need to design and run surveys at locations across Great Britain, observe driver behaviour and seatbelt use consistently, manage substantial operational data collection and produce reliable tables and a clear analytical report. Credibility would depend on robust statistical methods, quality assurance, dependable fieldwork coordination and the capacity to provide daily progress reporting during intensive collection periods. Suppliers should also be able to maintain structured communication with a central government client, attend regular review meetings and meet demanding reporting-performance standards. Experience delivering public road safety or transport research would be directly relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TLOT10207 - Seatbelt and Mobile Phone Observation Survey 2026

Notice Description

The Department intends to use the findings from the survey data to produce estimates of the current level of mobile phone and seatbelt compliance across Great Britain's roads for the purposes of monitoring indicators committed to in the Road Safety Strategy. This survey follows on from previous surveys, the latest taking place in 2023, for which the published report and factsheets can be viewed here. The findings will be published as a continuation of this research in monitoring levels of compliance with current mobile phone and seatbelt legislation The Authority requires a continuation of the statistical collection of estimates of driver mobile phone use and seatbelt wearing rates in front seat occupants for the purposes of providing data for the SPIs committed in the Road Safety Strategy. The Service Provider will be responsible for collecting data and supplying the data tables for this purpose along with producing an accompanying report to be published on Gov.UK.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06caf9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071099-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71356000 - Technical services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 2 Aug 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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

AECOM

Further Information

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