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    ContractsWaterborne Freight Research
    Awarded contract

    Waterborne Freight Research

    Awarded
    £183.5k
    Published 22 Oct 2026

    Research into barriers, enablers, and opportunities to increase waterborne freight usage in the UK.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 22 Oct 2026· YesterdayviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £183.5k
    Published 22 Oct 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £183,494
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      9 Sept 2026
      1 month ago
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • EU
      Ecorys UK Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published yesterday.

    22 Oct 20269 Sept 2026

    Brief

    This contract supports research into the barriers, enablers, and opportunities for expanding waterborne freight usage across the UK. The research will identify challenges preventing wider adoption of water-based freight transport, examine factors that facilitate its use, and explore commercial and operational opportunities. The findings will help policymakers and stakeholders develop strategies to shift freight from roads to waterways, potentially reducing congestion and emissions. Suppliers should have expertise in transport research, UK logistics networks, and waterborne freight operations.

    Track record

    25 awards · 15 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In research innovation, DFTC DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT has awarded 25 contracts to 15 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. SYSTRA6× · 24%
    2. IPSOS MARKET RESEARCH LIMITED3× · 12%
    3. UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS2× · 8%
    4. London Economics2× · 8%
    5. WSP UK LIMITED2× · 8%
    6. Verian1× · 4%

    +9 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
    937e1d54-eae0-436b-90b1-282967fd14f9-918821

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