Preliminary Market Engagement - DfT Supplier Event - Research Procurements

Department for Transport Preliminary Market Engagement.

The Department for Transport (DfT) would like to invite suppliers to a virtual engagement event on Wednesday, 5 November 2025, from 10:30 to 12:00 GMT.

The purpose of this event is to:

• Inform the market about DfT’s upcoming research and evaluation activities.
• Raise awareness of our planned programmes of work.
• Share our approach to the procurement of research and evaluation services to the broader market

The session will include:

• A presentation of the high-level themes of our programmes of work.
• How research and evaluation activities support these programmes.
• An overview of our procurement approach and potential routes to market.

Programmes of work currently under consideration include:

The potential routes to markets include:

Event Format: Virtual (online via MS Teams)

Registration Process:

• Suppliers interested in attending this virtual event should register via Microsoft Virtual Events (Teams) by coping and pasting the below link in their browser: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/709bf152-ee21-4e7f-9a3a-1e09de5fad12@28b782fb-41e1-48ea-bfc3-ad7558ce7136

Additional Information:

• Attendance at this event does not form part of any formal procurement process and will not confer any advantage in any subsequent tender.
• Programmes of work - budgets and durations are tentative and subject to change.