Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Transport
Great Minster Hse, 33 Horseferry Rd, London,
LONDON
SW1P 4DR
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://award.commercedecisions.com/dftr/web/project/2af37f0e-f962-45f5-b21a-0e1a316a8f01/register
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://award.commercedecisions.com/dftr/web/project/2af37f0e-f962-45f5-b21a-0e1a316a8f01/register
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel
Reference number
TTSC3096
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking to contract a provision for a Transport Appraisal and Modelling panel.
In our Appraisal and Modelling Strategy, published in 2019, we committed to set up an expert panel specialising in Supplementary Economic Modelling (SEM) to help assure model outputs and their use in business cases, as well as to quality assure parts of models during, and after, the model development process.
The panel will enable the DfT to access detailed advice and scrutiny from Expert Panel Members in:
• Transport economics and appraisal
• Transport modelling
• Related disciplines, such as geographic data science, machine learning or AI, econometrics, or operational research.
Applications are invited from both individuals able to act as expert panel members and companies putting forward nominated individuals who will act as expert panel members.
All Panel members must, at minimum, demonstrate:
· Relevant academic or industry expertise in transport modelling and appraisal, evidenced by high quality examples of projects and/or academic papers where this has been applied.
· Excellent communication skills and a demonstrable ability to articulate highly technical issues in an accessible manner
· Familiarity with transport policy, including in a UK context
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This will be procured as a Framework Agreement lasting 3 years at a maximum value of £300,000 excluding VAT.
This spend is not guaranteed, as use of the panel will be subject to the DfT's requirements. Please note:
· No panel member can be guaranteed work under the panel;
· The DfT commits to no minimum spend on the panel;
· There is no commitment to exclusive use of the panel when procuring advice relating to SEM.
The key dates for the procurement are anticipated as follows:
· 23rd October 2024 - Competition is launched and advertised. Notices will published on Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder.
· 23rd - 8th Nov 2024 3pm - Potential applicants can submit clarification questions to the DfT through the e-tendering portal.
· 15th November 2024 - target date for DfT to publish responses to all clarification questions.
· 29th November 2024 3pm - deadline for applications to be submitted.
· by 19th December 2024 - DfT notifies applicants of results
· 19th - 30th December - Standstill period
· by 3rd January 2025 - contract released to successful bidders
These are our intended timelines however for a range of reasons these may change.
Any changes shall be notified to all applicants as soon as practicable.
To access the ITT documents and apply, please register an account on the DfT AWARD platform.
https://award.commercedecisions.com/dftr/web/project/2af37f0e-f962-45f5-b21a-0e1a316a8f01/register
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
• Specialism 1: Transport economics and appraisal
• Specialism 2: Transport modelling
• Specialism 3: Related disciplines
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Specialism 1: Transport economics and appraisal
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Transport economics and appraisal, including any of: cost-benefit analysis, values of time, environmental impacts, scheme costs, non-market valuation, microeconomic theory, wider economic impacts and Supplementary Economic Modelling (SEM)., including detailed knowledge of modelling of interactions between transport and the wider economy, and knowledge of techniques such as S-CGE, LUTI and QSM.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
10 January 2025
End date
10 January 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Specialism 2: Transport modelling
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
• Transport modelling, including forecasting models and in-depth knowledge of all modelling aspects, such as data sources, demand modelling, assignment modelling, active travel and new mobility modelling, freight modelling, agent-based methods and activity-based demand modelling.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
10 January 2025
End date
10 January 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Specialism 3: Related disciplines
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Related disciplines, such as geographic data science, machine learning or AI, econometrics, or operational research.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
10 January 2025
End date
10 January 2028
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 30
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
29 November 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
2 December 2024
Local time
9:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service, Cabinet Office
1 Horse Guards
LONDON
SW1A 2HQ
publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom