DfT and Unit-Level Evidence and Research Strategies (ERS)
DfT Evidence and Research Strategy (ERS)
The Department-wide Evidence and Research Strategy covers a whole range of economic, technological, social and environmental factors. Through this strategy, we are striving for a more integrated evidence base, acknowledging all sources of evidence - monitoring and data collection, analysis (of internal and information available elsewhere), policy evaluation and commissioned research - as well as ensuring quality by adopting best practice. This strategy sets out what we currently understand our evidence needs are for the next three years and beyond, as well as the areas and activities we plan to develop. The high-level strategy will be developed to assist 30-year planning and integration with medium-term and business planning.
- Executive Summary
- Full Version - PDF Document (PDF 642 Kb)
- Summary of the key comments received on the draft ERS, published on the DfT website in January 2006
Management of evidence and research funded by the Department is largely devolved to the policy units and agencies responsible for delivery of our objectives. The Departmental Strategy has been supplemented by more detailed Unit (and agency) strategies.
Unit-level Evidence and Research Strategies (U-ERS)
Unit-level Evidence and Research Strategies (U-ERS) reflect and complement the DfT Evidence and Research Strategy (ERS), but focussing on the issues relevant to DfT's individual units, identifying their needs for evidence, priorities and how they attain them. Links to the current strategies are listed below, with links to other useful programme information.
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Strategy/Update |
Website page |
Research Database/Infomation |
Enquiry Email |
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| Aviation | Aviation | Aviation Directorate | aed@dft.gov.uk |
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Road and Vehicle Safety Standards and Roads Performance Strategy |
clea ner.vehicles@dft.gsi.gov.uk |
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Rail Group (PDF) |
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Vehicle and Operator Services Agency |
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Research Contractors
DfT commissions research services from a very wide range of research contractors and particularly encourages SMEs to participate. In considering how best to prepare to bid to provide such services, the following information may be of assistance.
Selling to DfT: Details of how to tender for work with the DfT, including contractual conditions and eligibility requirements.
Small Business Research Initiative: DTI's small business research initiative (SBRI) page. These pages give background information and set out the aims of the scheme.
