Contract awardedPhD funding

Infuze DfT PhD Match funding

Department for Transport
Yorkshire and the Humber
Direct award
1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029

The contract provides match funding for two PhD research positions within the INFUZE programme led by the University of Leeds. The research focuses on participatory mobility science, developing data-enabled decision tools to transition from individual car-based mobility to on-demand zero-carbon transport systems. Outputs include academic publications and two completed PhD theses.

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Awarded value: £99k; As published
Published: 1 June 2026
Awarded: 15 September 2025; University of Leeds
Contract length: 30 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Research funding arrangement

Provision of academic research and PhD match funding for decarbonisation and behaviour change projects within the transport sector.

Match funding for two PhDs within the INFUZE programme
Academic publications throughout the programme/projects
A thesis from each PhD project

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Research funding arrangement
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 30 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 73000000

Services in this contract

Doctoral studentships and research trainingMain service£45k typicalMatch funding for two INFUZE programme PhDs

Lifecycle

Published
1 June 2026
Contract awardedto University of Leeds
15 September 2025
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

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University of Leeds

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3624358/infuze-dft-phd-match-funding
Buyer reference: tender_520925/1581058
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-aeaa5fa0-2091-4cea-bcf3-ac9fc1ff5235
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Department for Transport. Infuze DfT PhD Match funding. Contract award, 1 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3624358/infuze-dft-phd-match-funding (accessed 4 November 2026).