---
title: "Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Technical Advisory"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078ac8"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078ac8.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DFT OPERATOR LIMITED"
published: "2026-10-19"
---

# Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy Technical Advisory

Buyer: DFT OPERATOR LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ac8

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## Summary

DFT Operator Limited commissioned technical, analytical and programme advisory support for its Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Whole System Strategy and associated Programme Business Case. The work is intended to help further develop and finalise the strategy and business case. This is transport strategy and programme consultancy, rather than the supply of rolling stock or infrastructure works. The procurement was recorded as a UK-wide requirement; no more specific delivery location is stated.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Jacobs U.K. Limited. The contract value is £120,000. The contract was signed on 16 September 2026. The buyer used a direct award through the Department for Transport’s STARThree THRE02 framework, without a prior competition. Price was the stated award criterion, and one bid was recorded. The procurement was arranged as a single lot. The recorded award is active.

This award demonstrates demand from DFT Operator Limited for specialist advice combining technical analysis with programme support to shape a whole-system rolling stock and infrastructure strategy and its business case. Suppliers with relevant transport-sector strategy expertise, the ability to develop analytical evidence and business cases, and capacity to provide programme-level advisory input would be well placed to compete if this requirement returns to market. Jacobs U.K. Limited, a large supplier, won through a direct award from a Department for Transport framework. The procurement therefore indicates the buyer’s use of an established framework route for this requirement. The published evaluation basis was price; no particular accreditation or qualification is recorded.

## Notice

Technical, analytical and programme advisory support to further develop and finalise the Rolling Stock & Infrastructure Whole System Strategy and associated Programme Business Case.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Compliant direct award via DfT STARThree THRE02 framework.

### Procurement Information

Compliant direct award via DfT STARThree THRE02 Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098502-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DFT OPERATOR LIMITED |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8SW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Jacobs UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 13:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098502-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/dft-operator-limited

## Provenance

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