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DfT - VISUM Software Licence

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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14 Sep 2026 at 13:30

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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31 Jul 2026 at 14:56

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport procured maintenance and support for its VISUM software, used in the NTMv5 transport model. The requirement covers hosting the Department’s licence dongles on a cloud server, providing software upgrades when required or available, and delivering user support. This is a specialist software support and licensing service, classified as an industry-specific software package (CPV 48100000). The buying organisation is the Department for Transport, a central government authority based in London. The selected supplier is PTV (UK) Ltd, an SME based in Birmingham. The work supports the Department’s transport modelling capability and would suit software vendors or authorised specialists able to maintain VISUM and provide hosted licence infrastructure and technical assistance.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. It comprised one lot. The contract was awarded to PTV (UK) Ltd on 31 July 2026 and signed on 7 September 2026. The awarded and contracted value is £64,687.50 excluding VAT, or £77,625 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with a possible extension to 30 September 2029. The award records the contract as active and includes a renewal option, subject to the buyer assessing whether the requirement remains necessary. Evaluation was not competitive because the procurement method was direct award without competition, rather than an open tender with published scored criteria.

This award demonstrates a continuing requirement for dependable VISUM software support within the Department for Transport’s transport modelling environment. Suppliers best placed to compete for a future requirement would need strong, demonstrable expertise in VISUM, including software maintenance, version upgrades and user support. They would also need to provide secure and reliable cloud hosting for licence dongles, since the buyer’s licensing infrastructure is hosted remotely. Credibility would come from authorised supplier status or a close technical relationship with the software owner, experienced support personnel, effective incident handling and the capacity to sustain service over a multi-year government engagement. Relevant public-sector or transport-modelling experience would help a competitor show that it understands the operational importance of the NTMv5 model and can maintain continuity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

DfT - VISUM Software Licence

Notice Description

Maintenance of the VISUM software which we use for the NTMv5 transport model. The package includes: * hosting of the Department's licence dongles on a cloud server (this is necessary as DfT no longer has physical servers); * software upgrades as and when required / available; * user support.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d90c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086871-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£64,687 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£64,687 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 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

PTV (UK) LIMITED

Further Information

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