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Transport Evaluation Support for Trials (TEST)

The supplier will manage the end-to-end TEST programme, covering five key stages: programme management, idea generation, proposal development, trial execution, and dissemination of findings. The work requires rigorous evidence collection to evaluate transport innovations, with a requirement to discontinue support for projects where robust evidence becomes unfeasible. The scope involves managing a pipeline of ideas and proposals, ensuring only those capable of producing high-quality impact data proceed to trial.

Awarded value
£3.5m
As published
Published
20 April 2026
Contracts Finder
Awarded
1 April 2026
PA Consulting
Contract length
36 months
Ends 1 April 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of research, programme management, and evaluation services to assess the impact of transport innovations and evidence-based policy development.

Category: Research services

Lifecycle

  1. Publishedon Contracts Finder
  2. Contract awardedto PA Consulting
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/1309658/transport-evaluation-support-for-trials-test
Buyer reference
tender_515581/1569732
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a1c9c838-f525-4d44-92ff-b3207d1db201
Source
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Last checked
12 October 2026

Department for Transport. Transport Evaluation Support for Trials (TEST). Contract award, 20 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1309658/transport-evaluation-support-for-trials-test (accessed 12 October 2026).