General management consultancy services

Description

The Planet Framework Model (PFM) is designed, maintained and used to forecast the impact on demand, revenue and benefits of rail schemes such as HS2. It is based on a model originally developed by the Strategic Rail Authority to support their high speed line study in 2001, but since then the model has been extensively developed, fully re-estimated and updated by HS2 Ltd. The intention is to seek an external provider of transport model audit services, who is demonstrably independent of any conflicting model development and analysis both at contract award and for the duration of the contract. The need for these services is anticipated to continue until approval of the Phase 2 Hybrid Bill, towards the end of the current Parliament.