Department for Transport grants four-year contract extension to accelerate innovation across air, road and rail security.
Jacobs, in strategic partnership with PA Consulting, has secured a four-year contract extension from the Department for Transport to continue leading the National Security Science and Research programme. The programme demonstrates how government and industry can work together to accelerate and translate innovation into operational outcomes that strengthen security and resilience across the UK’s air, road and rail networks.
Alongside Jacobs and PA Consulting, the consortium includes QinetiQ, TNO, Iconal Technology, Cambridge University Technical Services Limited and Prometheus Policing Services. Over the next four years, the team will deliver science-led solutions designed to help the Department for Transport anticipate risks, respond to emerging threats and safeguard critical transport infrastructure.
Supporting a coordinated approach across modes and agencies, Jacobs contributes capabilities in transport infrastructure, systems integration and resilience planning, while PA brings innovation and scientific expertise in quantum, cyber, aviation security and programme management.
Jacobs executive vice president Richard Sanderson said: “This programme applies science, technology and agile delivery discipline to real-world transport security challenges. Continuing this work supports the Department for Transport’s goal of maintaining a secure, resilient and adaptable transport network over the long term.”
PA Consulting transport innovation expert Steve Carden said: “This strategically important work sits at the intersection of innovation, security and public impact. The renewed contract shows how collaboration can address complex national security challenges and scale impact across critical areas like cyber, standards and characterisation, and behavioural science. Together we are working to strengthen national security while building a more resilient transport network and keeping the UK’s transport systems moving safely, every day.”
