DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel 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 ... Department for Transport DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel - Opportunity DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel Department for Transport F02: Contract notice Notice reference: 2024/S 000-034374 Published 23 October 2024, 4:44pm Watch this notice Contents Open all one. Contracting authorityI. Contracting authorityPress escape key to exit two. Object (3 lots)II. Object (3 lots) Scope of the procurement Lot 1. Specialism 1: Transport economics and appraisal Lot 2. Specialism 2: Transport modelling Lot 3. Specialism 3: Related disciplines four. ProcedureIV. Procedure six. Complementary informationVI. Complementary information Download PDF version Share this notice Twitter LinkedIn Email Copy link Print this notice Report concerns about this procurement Section one: Contracting authoritySection I: Contracting authority one.1) Name and addressesI.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 NUTS code UK - United Kingdom Internet address(es) Main address https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport one.3) CommunicationI.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 authorityI.4) Type of the contracting authority Ministry or any other national or federal authority one.5) Main activityI.5) Main activity General public services Section two: ObjectSection II: Object two.1) Scope of the procurementII.1) Scope of the procurement two.1.1) TitleII.1.1) Title DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel Reference number TTSC3096 two.1.2) Main CPV codeII.1.2) Main CPV code 73110000 - Research services two.1.3) Type of contractII.1.3) Type of contract Services two.1.4) Short descriptionII.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 has context menu 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 valueII.1.5) Estimated total value Value excluding VAT: £300,000 two.1.6) Information about lotsII.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) DescriptionII.2) Description two.2.1) TitleII.2.1) Title Specialism 1: Transport economics and appraisal Lot No 1 two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 73110000 - Research services two.2.3) Place of performanceII.2.3) Place of performance NUTS codes UK - United Kingdom two.2.4) Description of the procurementII.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 criteriaII.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 systemII.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 variantsII.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No two.2.11) Information about optionsII.2.11) Information about options Options: No two.2.13) Information about European Union FundsII.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) DescriptionII.2) Description two.2.1) TitleII.2.1) Title Specialism 2: Transport modelling Lot No 2 two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 73110000 - Research services two.2.3) Place of performanceII.2.3) Place of performance NUTS codes UK - United Kingdom two.2.4) Description of the procurementII.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 criteriaII.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 systemII.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 variantsII.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No two.2.11) Information about optionsII.2.11) Information about options Options: No two.2.13) Information about European Union FundsII.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) DescriptionII.2) Description two.2.1) TitleII.2.1) Title Specialism 3: Related disciplines Lot No 3 two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s) 73110000 - Research services two.2.3) Place of performanceII.2.3) Place of performance NUTS codes UK - United Kingdom two.2.4) Description of the procurementII.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 criteriaII.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 systemII.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 variantsII.2.10) Information about variants Variants will be accepted: No two.2.11) Information about optionsII.2.11) Information about options Options: No two.2.13) Information about European Union FundsII.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. ProcedureSection IV. Procedure four.1) DescriptionIV.1) Description four.1.1) Type of procedureIV.1.1) Type of procedure Open procedure four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemIV.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)IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes four.2) Administrative informationIV.2) Administrative information four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateIV.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 submittedIV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted English four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tendersIV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders Date 2 December 2024 Local time 9:00am Section six. Complementary informationSection VI. Complementary information six.1) Information about recurrenceVI.1) Information about recurrence This is a recurrent procurement: No six.4) Procedures for reviewVI.4) Procedures for review six.4.1) Review bodyVI.4.1) Review body Public Procurement Review Service, Cabinet Office 1 Horse Guards LONDON SW1A 2HQ Email publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk Country United Kingdom Back to top 1729786687 Support links About us Contact us Accessibility statement Terms and conditions Privacy notice Cookies Data and API All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. Notices are based on TED XML schema. © European Union, https://ted.europa.eu, 1998–2020 © Crown copyright Review services If you have any concerns about procurement practices, including late payment, you can contact a review service. 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We do this to keep your information secure. 5 minutes remaining until you will be signed out. Continue session Sign out warning you will not be able to undo this action DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling PanelDepartment for Transport  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 ...  Notice typeF02: Contract noticeClosing29 November 2024 - no time specifiedContract locationUK - United KingdomTotal value £300,000 Publication date23 October 2024, 4:44pm