Expired contract

Telematics Use for Retrofitted Buses Research

Details

Buyer: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Supplier(s): TNS UK Ltd (trading as TNS BMRB)
Value: £49,626
Duration: 2 months
Topic: Social research services
Published: 4 September 2024
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

This project builds on a previously commissioned piece of work required by the Joint Air Quality Unit (JAQU) in 2023, which investigated the human factors influencing the performance of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) retrofit technology in reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx; the collective term for NO and NO2) from buses. This work was carried out by Varian (previously Kantar Public) on behalf of JAQU - results of which were embedded into the overall Bus Retrofit report produced in 2023.

Timeline

Completed: Award date1 July 2024
Completed: Contract expiry date30 August 2024
Completed: Award published4 September 2024
Current notice

About the buyer

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

79315000 · Social research services

Decision makers

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