Awarded contract

DfT Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel

Details

Supplier(s)
Value
£300,000
Topic
Research services
Published
4 June 2025

Tender description

This contract is for the provision of a Transport Appraisal and Modelling panel. The panel will operate as a framework, enabling DfT to access detailed advice and scrutiny from Expert Panel Members in: • 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. • 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. • Related disciplines, such as geographic data science, machine learning or AI, econometrics, or operational research. The panel will run for a period of three years. The maximum value of all work commissioned through the panel over the three years will be £300,000, excl. VAT. This spend is not guaranteed, as use of the panel will be subject to the DfT's requirements. Lot Lot 1: Transport Economics and Appraisal: Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel This contract is for the provision of a Transport Appraisal and Modelling panel. The panel will operate as a framework, enabling DfT to access detailed advice and scrutiny from Expert Panel Members in: • 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. • 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. • Related disciplines, such as geographic data science, machine learning or AI, econometrics, or operational research. The panel will run for a period of three years. The maximum value of all work commissioned through the panel over the three years will be £300,000, excl. VAT. This spend is not guaranteed, as use of the panel will be subject to the DfT's requirements. Lot Lot 2: Transport Modelling: Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel This contract is for the provision of a Transport Appraisal and Modelling panel. The panel will operate as a framework, enabling DfT to access detailed advice and scrutiny from Expert Panel Members in: • 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. • 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. • Related disciplines, such as geographic data science, machine learning or AI, econometrics, or operational research. The panel will run for a period of three years. The maximum value of all work commissioned through the panel over the three years will be £300,000, excl. VAT. This spend is not guaranteed, as use of the panel will be subject to the DfT's requirements. Lot Lot 3: Related Disciplines: Transport Appraisal and Modelling Panel This contract is for the provision of a Transport Appraisal and Modelling panel. The panel will operate as a framework, enabling DfT to access detailed advice and scrutiny from Expert Panel Members in: • 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. • 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. • Related disciplines, such as geographic data science, machine learning or AI, econometrics, or operational research. The panel will run for a period of three years. The maximum value of all work commissioned through the panel over the three years will be £300,000, excl. VAT. This spend is not guaranteed, as use of the panel will be subject to the DfT's requirements.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date10 April 2025
  2. Completed: Award published4 June 2025
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About the buyer

Department for Transport (DfT) is a central government department, with commercial work spanning road, rail, aviation and maritime transport across the United Kingdom. The Group Commercial Directorate leads procurement for DfT from Great Minster House. Every opportunity DfT runs directly is advertised on Contracts Finder. National Highways, HS2 Ltd and Network Rail each run their own separate procurement as arm's-length bodies of DfT. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency also buy separately. Suppliers to DfT are paid on 90% of undisputed invoices under its prompt payment commitment.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of DfT's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and research and development.

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  • 73110000 · Research services

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