# Waterborne Freight Research

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DfTc - Department for Transport](/buyers/dftc-department-for-transport/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: ECORYS UK LIMITED
- Award value: £183,484
- Tender value: £183,494
- Award date: 9 October 2026
- Published: 22 October 2026
- Contract start: 7 October 2026
- Contract end: 12 July 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 937e1d54-eae0-436b-90b1-282967fd14f9-918821
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a4218e27-d072-4b16-93b0-7cc482242e71

## Description

Notice of an awarded contract to a supplier to undertake research into barriers, enablers, and opportunities to increase the use of waterborne freight in the UK

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/937e1d54-eae0-436b-90b1-282967fd14f9-918821)