- Type
- award, contract
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Ref. number
- 057290-2026
The Department for Transport intends to directly award a contract for the continued provision of claims handling services for Industrial Disease Claims received from former employees of British Railways Board to the incu…
mbent supplier. This decision is made in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5, Paragraph 7, which permits direct award where a change of supplier would result in disproportionate technical difficulties and operational disruption.
The cost of handling the current portfolio of claims r
eceived on or before 31st October 2025 has already been paid in advance to the current supplier, covering the full lifecycle from registration to closure.
Transitioning to a new supplier would require:
• Duplicated fees for management of