Closed tender

Provision of Seafarers Data Collection

Details

Value
£25,000
Topic
Research services
Published
13 May 2026
Submission
11 June 2026

Tender description

This contract is to collect data on seafarers in the UK shipping industry. This data will form the basis of published statistics on UK seafarers active at sea, which are a core part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) seafarer statistics. These are used internally by our policy teams in decision making, promoting the UK maritime sector and also by a wide range of external customers including maritime trade unions, industry bodies such as the UK CoS, academics, researchers and members of the general public with a specialist interest. This contract is for one year of data collection (for 2026), with an option to extend on an annual basis for an additional 3 years in 1 year increments; collecting data for 2027, 2028, and 2029 (1 + 1 + 1).

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published13 May 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date11 June 2026

About the buyer

Department for Transport (DfT) is a central government department, with commercial work spanning road, rail, aviation and maritime transport across the United Kingdom. The Group Commercial Directorate leads procurement for DfT from Great Minster House. Every opportunity DfT runs directly is advertised on Contracts Finder. National Highways, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail each run their own separate procurement as arm's-length bodies of DfT. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency also buy separately. Suppliers to DfT are paid on 90% of undisputed invoices under its prompt payment commitment.

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

Over the past 5 years, most of DfT's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73110000 · Research services
  • 79311400 · Economic research services
  • 79315000 · Social research services

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