# Specialist Professional And technical Services \(SPATS\) Framework Lot 1\. Freight industry collaboration research project\.

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT](/buyers/department-for-transport/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [TRL Limited](/contract-winners/trl/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £40,111
- Tender value: £40,111
- Award date: 12 May 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 16 May 2016
- Contract end: 20 June 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b56fbd13-8636-4638-b116-709b39e8beab-97084
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad020770-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The proposed research project is to understand the potential for freight firms to collaborate together in order to significantly reduce empty running by Carbon Budget 5 \(2032\)\. Collaborative behaviour amongst firms would include the ease of access to data between firms\. This will involve asking questions about the current levels of collaboration in the UK; the barriers preventing further uptake; the costs involved with collaboration; the potential levels of carbon abatement and the wider environmental impacts\. We are also looking for the research to suggest potential policy options that could be implemented to achieve carbon savings\. A key part of the research will be focusing on smaller operators and how to encourage collaboration with between them and larger operators\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b56fbd13-8636-4638-b116-709b39e8beab-97084)