DfT - VISUM Software Licence

Department for Transport
London
Direct award
1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028

Maintenance and support for the VISUM transport modelling software used for the NTMv5 model. The service includes hosting the Department's licence dongles on a cloud server to replace physical infrastructure, delivery of software upgrades as they become available, and provision of technical user support.

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Awarded value: £65k; As published
Published: 31 July 2026
Awarded: 31 July 2026; PTV (UK) Limited
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 30 September 2028

What the contract covers

Software licence and maintenance contract

Provision of specialist transport modelling software licensing, cloud-based licence hosting, technical software upgrades, and ongoing user support services.

Maintenance of the VISUM software which we use for the NTMv5 transport model

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Software licence and maintenance contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 36 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 48100000

Services in this contract

Transport modelling and analyticsMain service£61k typicalVISUM transport modelling software maintenance, licence hosting and user support

Lifecycle

Published
31 July 2026
Contract awardedto PTV (UK) Limited
31 July 2026
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
30 September 2028

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Department for Transport

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PTV (UK) Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3849633/dft-visum-software-licence
Buyer reference: TRAS3121
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d90c
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Department for Transport. DfT - VISUM Software Licence. Contract award, 31 July 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3849633/dft-visum-software-licence (accessed 5 November 2026).