Scope
Reference
TISE3148
Description
A Single Lot Contract to deliver and manage the NSSR Programme across a range of Themes, including Programme Management Office, Cyber Security, Standards and Characterisation, Canine Detection, Resilience and Behavioural Science.
The Contract is expected to include 90 Requirements over a 4-year period with an estimated total value of £16m.
The supplier may be a single entity, consortium, or partnership with further information to be provided in the procurement documents.
Please see attached information relating to the Market Engagement Event held on 19 May 2025 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London and Capability Indicators. The recording of the event will be published in due course
Please note that the DfT reserves the right to amend any information within this notice and to decide not to proceed with the procurement
Total value (estimated)
- £16,000,000 excluding VAT
- £19,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2030
- Possible extension to 1 April 2031
- 5 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
1 year extension
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72226000 - System software acceptance testing consultancy services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72228000 - Hardware integration consultancy services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials
- 73431000 - Test and evaluation of security equipment
- 72212132 - Aviation test software development services
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Contract locations
- UKI - London
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
4 July 2025
Enquiry deadline
22 August 2025, 12:00pm
Tender submission deadline
5 September 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
31 October 2025
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Documents
Associated tender documents
NSSR Market Engagement - Supporting Document and Q&A.pdf
NSSR Market Engagement Event - Attendee List Contact Details.pdf
NSSR Market Engagement Event - Capability Indicators.pdf
Contracting authority
Department for Transport
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLTC-5358-LTWZ
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
United Kingdom
Email: dftc.procurement@dft.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government