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    ContractsEvaluation Research Support Services for Transport Programmes
    Awarded contract

    Evaluation Research Support Services for Transport Programmes

    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 23 Jul 2026

    Framework agreement to deliver evaluation research support and evidence analysis for current and historical transport programmes across two specialised lots.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 23 Jul 2026· 1 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £1.3m
    Published 23 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £1,250,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      20 Apr 2026
      4 months ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • IM
      IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 months ago.

    23 Jul 2026Today20 Apr 2026

    Brief

    The Department for Transport (DfT) seeks evaluation research support through a two-lot framework. Lot 1 (Evaluation Support for Current Programmes) provides evaluation services including scoping, design, planning, impact and process evaluation, peer review of evaluation plans and outputs, and capability building for ongoing transport policies and interventions. Lot 2 (Retrospective Evaluation) conducts evidence reviews and quantitative analysis of transport policies from the past 20 years to assess their medium and long-term impacts. Projects require multidisciplinary teams with expertise in evaluation, economics, transport modelling, and related analytical fields. Suppliers should have demonstrable experience in transport policy evaluation, research design, and evidence synthesis.

    Track record

    14 awards · 10 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, DFTC DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT has awarded 14 contracts to 10 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED3× · 21%
    2. UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS2× · 14%
    3. London Economics2× · 14%
    4. Agilysis1× · 7%
    5. VERIAN GROUP UK LIMITED1× · 7%
    6. Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants1× · 7%

    +4 more suppliers

    Across research innovation, the most active winners are IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED, WSP UK LIMITED, IFF RESEARCH LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    29cf9982-587b-4c86-b32c-ddf5b7a5182d-907942
    DD
    Buyer
    DFTC DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
    Sector
    Research & Innovation