Tender

DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel

  • Department for Transport

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-034374

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04b0b2

Published 23 October 2024, 4:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Department for Transport

Great Minster Hse, 33 Horseferry Rd, London,

LONDON

SW1P 4DR

Email

Farzana.Khatun@dft.gov.uk

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

Email

publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom