Award

International Journey Time Benchmarking: Strategic Road Networks

OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD

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Award

11 Aug 2017 at 14:49

TenderAmendment

11 Aug 2017 at 14:37

Tender

30 Jun 2017 at 13:50

Summary of the contracting process

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is seeking tenders for the project titled "International Journey Time Benchmarking: Strategic Road Networks," which aims to enhance the monitoring of Highways England's management of the Strategic Road Network (SRN). The procurement stage is currently at the Award phase, with the tender process having closed on 17 July 2017. This initiative falls under the industry category of transport systems consultancy services, and the total contract value is set at £70,000, with a minimum financial threshold of £40,000. The project is based in London, and the contract is scheduled to commence on 31 July 2017 and conclude on 31 October 2017.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the transport consultancy sector. Companies with expertise in journey time analysis, performance metrics, and transport efficiency will find themselves well-suited to compete, particularly those with experience in benchmarking against international standards. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate, as the buying organisation aims to foster a diverse supplier base that can contribute to improving the efficiency and sustainability of England's strategic road networks.

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Notice Title

International Journey Time Benchmarking: Strategic Road Networks

Notice Description

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is the monitor of Highways England and its management of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) - the motorways and main 'A' roads in England. We are here to ensure that the network is managed to deliver performance, including efficiency, safety, and sustainability, for the benefit of road users and the public. Our monitoring role involves assessing Highways England's performance against the requirements in the Road Investment Strategy (RIS), and its compliance with a wide range of requirements in the Licence under which it operates. The ORR Highways Directorate is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the performance and efficiency of Highways England. As part of our role, we monitor Highways England's performance against a set of 11 key performance indicators (KPIs), which are outlined in the Road Investment Strategy. Highways England's KPIs do not all have set quantitative targets. For example, KPI4 (average delays - time lost per vehicle mile) relates to the outcome area of encouraging economic growth and is a metric with no target. The main outcome for this metric is to encourage economic growth by facilitating the movement of people and goods or services across the country as quickly as possible on the SRN. A recent joint piece of research with Transport Focus (see link, see p. 3) shows that journey time is the main priority for road users when asked to consider Highways England's performance specification. The same research also found that users perceive targets as important in demonstrating a commitment to improve performance. Our recent December 2016 Benchmarking Progress Report (see link) compared performance regionally and found that there is a negative correlation between journey time satisfaction and average delays on the SRN. As well as not demonstrating a commitment to users to improve performance, the lack of a target for KPI4 makes it difficult for us to objectively and independently understand how well or poorly the company is performing. Benchmarking performance on similar road networks in other countries (see Table 1 below) is one way we can increase our capacity to judge Highways England's performance on KPI4. Highway England is currently in the process of developing future performance metrics which it will propose to the Department for Transport (DfT) for use from 2020. Further insight into their performance on journey time reliability will also help us to contribute to that discussion. We will give advice to DfT in relation to the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2), 2020-25, within the next year. This project should inform our monitoring of KPI4 (average delays) and enable us to compare how well Highways England is performing, relative to comparable SRNs managed by national road authorities. Additional information: The tender closes on 17/07/2017 at 12pm. All communication must be via our portal.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3abed510-eddd-4494-80f1-3ded19e7df89
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f68c159c-4f13-4b47-af3b-022d20969c32
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£70,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£52,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Aug 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20178 years ago
Contract Period
7 Aug 2017 - 7 Nov 2017 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
WC2B 4AN
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TRANSPORT FUTURE

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