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Department for Transport tenders

Live opportunities and awarded contracts from Department for Transport, aggregated from 600+ UK procurement sources and updated daily.

Department for Transport currently has 4 live tenders open to suppliers. We hold 293 published contract awards from this buyer, so you can see who has won its work before, where the buyer named a supplier. It buys most often in Research & Consultancy, Marketing & Communications and Architecture & Design. Set up a free alert to be told the next time it publishes something that matches what you do.

4
Live tenders
65
Tenders (12 mo)
293
Awarded contracts
423
Total notices
Procurement profile

What Department for Transport buys

Research & Consultancy35%
Marketing & Communications18%
Architecture & Design17%
Data & Digital Services16%
IT & Software14%
Contract intelligence

Typical contract size

£111k
Median contract value
£2m
Average value
£131m
Awarded (12 mo)

Based on 167 award notices with values recorded.

Procurement activity

Department for Transport procurement over time

Monthly procurement notice count from this buyer (opportunity notices only, awards excluded). Seasonality is typical: many buyers pause tendering activity in August and December.

Live now

Live Department for Transport tenders

Flight Schedules Data

London£25,000Deadline 30 Oct 2026

Provision of Heathrow Expansion Banking Advisor

London£3,000,000Deadline 23 Oct 2026

Command and Control Programme (C2P)

United Kingdom£2,500,000Deadline 12 Oct 2026
Contract awards

Recent awards by Department for Transport

  • LOCAL COUNCIL ROADS INNOVATION GROUP CIC
    £415,0009 Oct 2026

    TRST3090 - Secretariat for UKRLG and PIARC

  • Cranfield University
    £24,0006 Oct 2026

    Core Aircraft Accident Training

  • Intelligent Data Collection Limited
    £266,6006 Oct 2026

    TFTS3046 - 2027 VED Roadside Survey Fieldwork

  • People's Partnership Limited
    5 Oct 2026

    TRHS0016 Provision of Pension Scheme for the Euston Delivery Company

  • Steer Davies & Gleave
    £72,2501 Oct 2026

    Dover White Cliffs- Feasibility Assessment

  • ALLIED PUBLICITY SERVICES (MANCHESTER) LIMITED
    £45,348,91230 Sept 2026

    Blue Badge Production, Distribution & Innovation

Retender pipeline

Contracts expiring at Department for Transport

Current contracts approaching expiry — likely to be re-tendered. Upgrade to Business to see the predicted re-tender date and track them on your pipeline.

About Department for Transport procurement

Department for Transport is a central government body that publishes procurement notices through the UK public tender system. TenderSignal monitors Department for Transport's contract notices, framework agreements, and open competitions across 600+ procurement portals and data sources, giving suppliers a single place to track the opportunities they publish. In total, we have recorded 423 procurement notices from Department for Transport, including 293 awarded contracts. They issued 65 new notices in the past 12 months, with 4 tenders currently open for bids.

What Department for Transport procures

Department for Transport's procurement activity covers Research & Consultancy, Marketing & Communications, Architecture & Design and several other categories. Suppliers in these markets will find a mix of invitations to tender (ITTs), requests for proposals (RFPs), restricted procedures, and framework call-off opportunities in the notices published. Based on 167 award notices with values recorded, the median contract value is £111k, with an average of £2m. Total awarded contract spend in the last 12 months reached £131m.

How to find Department for Transport tenders

TenderSignal aggregates Department for Transport's tender opportunities continuously, surfacing new contract notices as soon as they are published. Their sourcing activity spans London, Swansea, UK, Bristol and other areas. Suppliers can register for a free account to receive weekly alerts for new opportunities from Department for Transport and similar buyers, or daily on Pro. Pro subscribers also receive AI-scored relevance ratings, buyer contacts on hard-to-find tenders, and full access to the awarded contract history, making it straightforward to research the competition and assess which public procurement opportunities are worth pursuing.

Department for Transport tenders: frequently asked questions

How do I find Department for Transport tenders?

Every Department for Transport notice we collect is listed on this page, gathered from the portals it publishes on. You can also set a free alert and be emailed when it publishes something new.

Does Department for Transport have any contracts open now?

Yes. Department for Transport has 4 live tenders accepting responses, listed above with their deadlines.

Who wins Department for Transport contracts?

The awards on this page name the winning supplier where the buyer published it, along with the contract value and dates, so you can see who you would be bidding against.

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