DfI TRAM Direct Award Contracts
Direct Award Contracts (DACs) occur when a contract is awarded to a contractor without a competition, or where there is a material change to an existing contract.
What is a DAC?
Public procurement should, in the majority of cases, be subject to competition to ensure best value for money. DACs are also known as Single Tender Actions and occur when a contract is awarded to a contractor without a competition, or where there is a material change to an existing contract.
DfI Transport and Road Asset Management as a Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoPE) is obliged to publish all DACs for which they are responsible, of values greater than £30,000.
The table below provides details of all current DACs awarded by DfI Transport and Road Asset Management of values greater than £30,000. For information on DACs that have recently expired, please contact DfI Transport and Road Asset Management Procurement.
DfI Roads & Rivers DACs greater than £30,000
| Date Awarded | Contract Name | DAC Duration | Supplier Name | Authorised By | Reason for Authorisation |
| 03 September 2025 | Winter Service and Foyle Bridge - Data and Weather Station Management | 3 years | Vaisala Limited | DfI Permanent Secretary | Award made in compliance with Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 |
| 26 August 2025 | IP Transmission Service | 10 months | British Telecommunications PLC | DfI Permanent Secretary | Award made in compliance with Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 |
| 10 July 2025 | Spare and Replacement Parts including Provision of Support for Cummins Engines | 3 years | Cummins Ltd | DfI Permanent Secretary | Award made in compliance with Section 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 |
| 28 February 2025 | Motorway Control Outstation and Instation, Foyle and Strangford Ferry Systems | 25 months | Cubic Transportation Systems Limited | DfI Permanent Secretary | Award made in compliance with Section 41 and paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 |
| 11 November 2024 | A5 WTC & RAM FRAMEWORKS – Procurement support | 7 months | ROWARK ADVISORY LTD | DfI Permanent Secretary | Award made in the public interest and in the spirit of Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 24 July 2024 | Provision of scanner surveys | 1 year | W.D.M. Limited | DfI Permanent Secretary | Award made in the public interest and in the spirit of Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 24 May 2024 | Professional Services - A5 WTC Client Support | 5 months | STANTEC UK LTD | DfI Permanent Secretary | Award made in the public interest and in the spirit of Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 5 March 2024 | Supply of Spare and Replacement Parts from Econ Engineering Limited. | 3 years | Econ Engineering Limited | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 (5) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (amended) |
| 25 April 2023 | Professional Services - A5 Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) Inquiry | Up to 6 months | ERNST & YOUNG LLP | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 7 November 2022 | Supply and Delivery of Rasco Spare and Replacement Parts from HARSH Ltd | 3 years | HARSH Ltd | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 15 July 2022 | Supply and Delivery of 4 x 26 tonne Winter Maintenance Vehicles | Contract will run to the end of all agreed warranty and servicing periods | Econ Engineering Ltd | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 15 July 2022 | Supply and Delivery of 4 x 26 tonne Winter Maintenance Vehicles | Contract will run to the end of all agreed warranty and servicing periods | Econ Engineering Ltd | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 7 July 2022 | Winter Service and Foyle Bridge - Data and Weather Station Management | 3 years | Vaisala Ltd | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 24 Feb 2022 | Provision of Procurement Support | 2 years | Rowsell Wright Ltd | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 24 March 2021 | Data and Weather Station Management | 17 months | Vaisala Ltd | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 3 March 2021 | Supply and Delivery of Rasco Spare and Replacement Parts from Pelican Engineering | 3 years | Pelican Engineering | DfI Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |
| 11 April 2016 | Integration of UK Pavement Management System (UKPMS) and Claims Management System (CMS) with existing Roads Maintenance Client System (RMCS) | 8 years | WDM Ltd | DRD Permanent Secretary | Awarded in compliance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 |