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title: "DfT - Real Time Events Data"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06bb44"
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# DfT - Real Time Events Data

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bb44

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## Summary

The Department for Transport, a central government authority located in London, has awarded a contract for "DfT - Real Time Events Data" aimed at accessing structured historical and near real-time transport event data across England. This contract is categorised under services in the research industry and involves direct procurement without competition, following a light touch regime. Phylum Forge Limited, based in Edinburgh, has been awarded the contract, which commenced on 18th June 2026 and is set to conclude on 17th June 2027, with a possible extension till 2029. The procurement process, classified as below the threshold, saw its awarding stage completed with an active status as of 23rd June 2026.

This tender represents a significant business growth opportunity, particularly for small to medium enterprises (SMEs) specialising in research services that can offer insights into transport-related events through data analysis. Businesses with expertise in providing comprehensive and timely event data could greatly benefit, especially since this contract supports the development of models for monitoring social media reactions to transport events. The contract emphasizes the importance of reliable event datasets, thereby creating room for innovation and expansion in data analytics and situational awareness solutions.

## Notice

We require access to structured, historical and near real time event data in order to understand when, where, and what types of transport relevant events have occurred across England (e.g. road incidents, disruptions, major public events). This dataset is needed to: * Provide ground truth / reference events against which social media signals (via the Pulsar API or other sources) can be compared and interpreted. * Support analysis of alignment between known real world events and observed social media activity (e.g. volume, topics, sentiment). * Improve our understanding of which types of events generate a social media response, and therefore when social media data is likely to be informative or misleading. * Enable model development and evaluation, including testing detection, classification, and prioritisation approaches for situational awareness use cases. * Without an external, curated event dataset, we would not be able to reliably interpret social media data, validate analytical approaches, or assess whether observed signals correspond to real world transport events.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059042-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Jun 2026 - 17 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £50,590 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PHYLUM FORGE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73110000 - Research services

## Release History

- 23 Jun 2026 at 14:05 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059042-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059042-2026
  23rd June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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