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TTDC3064C - Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

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21 Oct 2026 at 09:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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21 Oct 2026 at 09:12

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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20 Oct 2026 at 14:17

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport commissioned expert technical advice on fuel production technologies used in RCM contract allocation rounds. The work covers reviewing draft contract terms and conditions, assuring the delivery partner’s work, and supporting technical evaluation and due diligence. The adviser also informs decisions on allocating RCM contracts, including production technologies, feedstocks, technology risks and the challenges of scaling technologies to commercial operation. This is specialist technical consultancy, classified as technical services. The buyer is the Department for Transport, a central government department. The procurement data does not identify a delivery location, so the work is best understood as advisory support for the department’s contract allocation process rather than a place-based service.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded and signed. The Department for Transport selected Katie Chong, a small supplier, through a direct award. The stated rationale was that no suitable tenders were received: each individual invitation to tender attracted one bid, which the authority judged not to meet its requirements or award criteria. The award is dated 21 October 2026 and the contract was signed that day. Its value is £68,000 excluding VAT (£81,600 including VAT). The contract runs from 2 November 2026 to 8 October 2027, with a possible six-month extension to 7 April 2028. The procurement was arranged as one lot. No evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are recorded in the published data.

For specialist advisers, this award shows demand from the Department for Transport for independent expertise spanning fuel production technologies and the commercial deployment of those technologies. A credible competitor would need to assess technology and feedstock options, identify risks in scaling production to commercial operation, and provide robust technical evaluation and due diligence. Experience reviewing public-sector contract terms and assuring a delivery partner’s work on contract allocation rounds would also be directly relevant. The role combines technical judgement with advice on allocation decisions, so suppliers need to communicate evidence-based findings clearly to support both contractual drafting and wider programme choices. The department used a direct award after the invitations it issued produced bids it considered unsuitable; a future competitor should be able to demonstrate a close fit to the required expertise and the ability to meet the buyer’s stated assessment needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TTDC3064C - Fuel Production Technologies Panel Expert

Notice Description

Provide expert review throughout the drafting process of the contract terms and conditions ahead of publication. To support / assure the work of the delivery partner in delivery of any RCM contract allocation rounds. Key requirements will be support in technical evaluation and due diligence. To advise on the broader decisions required in our approach to allocating RCM contracts including: Production technologies and feedstocks Insight into key risks including around technology and scaling to a commercial operation.

Procurement Information

No suitable tenders were received. Each individual Invitation to Tender received a single bid. Each is not suitable if the contracting authority considers that it does not satisfy the contracting authority's requirements or the award criteria when assessed by reference to the assessment methodology and the relative importance of the criteria indicated under section 23(3).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078bf1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099280-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£68,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£68,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 8 Oct 2027 6-12 months
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

Katie Chong

Further Information

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