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    ContractsTransport Advisory Services Framework (STARFour)
    Open tender

    Transport Advisory Services Framework (STARFour)

    Contract value
    £350m
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    STARFour is a new closed framework providing specialist technical and commercial advisory services for UK transport infrastructure across all sectors to the Department for Transport and qualifying public bodies.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 3 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Contract value
    £350m
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      est.£350,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Lifecycle

    Open

    Open tender — no closing date published. Opened 3 months ago.

    3 June 2026
    Open tender · no closing date published

    Brief

    The Department for Transport (DfT) is establishing STARFour, a new multi-lot framework agreement to replace the expiring STARThree Framework (ending July 2027). This framework will provide specialist technical and commercial advisory services for transport infrastructure across all sectors—rail, road, maritime, and aviation—to support the DfT, its Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), and other qualifying public bodies. STARFour aims to increase SME participation, encourage innovation, and deliver better value for money through streamlined procurement routes including mini-competitions and direct awards. The framework is critical for addressing evolving transport challenges including net zero strategies, decarbonisation, multi-modal integration, and industry restructuring. This is a closed framework, meaning suppliers must be pre-approved to deliver services. The framework will succeed STARThree following market engagement and formal approvals.

    Track record

    7 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, Department for Transport has awarded 7 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. AECOM LTD1× · 14%
    2. Cambridge Refrigeration Technology1× · 14%
    3. BSI Standards Ltd1× · 14%
    4. Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK Limited1× · 14%
    5. RICARDO AEA LTD1× · 14%
    6. REDLINE ASSURED SECURITY LTD1× · 14%

    +1 more supplier

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-05fd57
    DF
    Buyer
    Department for Transport
    Sector
    Engineering