DfT Provision of National Freight Model
Details
- Value
- £1,950,000
- Topic
- Transport systems consultancy services
- Published
- 8 September 2026
- Submission
- 9 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The Department for Transport intends to enter into a contract for the development of a new, in-house, cross-modal National Freight Model (NFM). The NFM will provide a transparent and flexible analytical capability for estimating current and future freight demand and movements across Great Britain, supporting policy development, forecasting and scenario testing. The contract will include model development, data processing and research, technical documentation, training and knowledge transfer. The model will be developed primarily in Python and designed to enable the Department to operate, maintain and further develop it independently. Core development is expected to be completed by 31 March 2028, with provision for potential extensions relating to additional freight data and model functionality.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published8 September 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date9 October 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. 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.
Over the past 5 years, most of DfT's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and research and development.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-transport-dft.gov |
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