Tender

Regional Strategic Model

WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

31 May 2023 at 13:51

Planning

01 Dec 2022 at 15:11

Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has initiated a tender for the Regional Strategic Model project, aimed at improving transport planning through IT services such as consulting and software development. The tender is currently in the planning stage with a deadline for responses to the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ_178) set for 30th June 2023 at 17:00. The project seeks to provide valuable insights into travel behaviours and patterns in the West Midlands region, with a budget of £2.5 million GBP.

The Regional Strategic Model tender by WMCA presents an opportunity for service providers experienced in IT services, software development, and consulting. The project, focusing on transport planning improvements, offers potential business growth for firms capable of delivering services to support the development of new mobility services. Businesses interested in the procurement should consider leveraging their expertise in the industry category of IT services and software development to compete effectively.

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Notice Title

Regional Strategic Model

Notice Description

The aim of this project is to provide a step-change improvement in transport planning across the West Midlands, allowing Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and its partner Local Highway and Transport Authorities to accurately consider comprehensive information and insights about the likely impacts of schemes and policies in the region. It should also provide valuable insight into existing travel behaviours and patterns which are drawn from different sources of basic observations of the transport system and homogenised through the RSM model environment into a single view of movements and demand. Such insights should be structured to provide intelligence which is relevant to a broad cohort of transport planners and that can be used to support the targeted promotion of new mobility services to end users (or modifications to existing services). The expectation is that the RSM will utilise a mixture of existing platforms and/or software products (which may be licensed from the RSM supplier or third parties), and bespoke software/services, or tooling, or processes and protocols.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of this project is to provide a step-change improvement in transport planning across the West Midlands, allowing Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and its partner Local Highway and Transport Authorities to accurately consider comprehensive information and insights about the likely impacts of schemes and policies in the region. It should also provide valuable insight into existing travel behaviours and patterns which are drawn from different sources of basic observations of the transport system and homogenised through the RSM model environment into a single view of movements and demand. Such insights should be structured to provide intelligence which is relevant to a broad cohort of transport planners and that can be used to support the targeted promotion of new mobility services to end users (or modifications to existing services). The commission will involve: * the initial build and testing of the RSM model; * the provision of full suite of detailed protocols, tools and manuals that will allow every aspect of the re-basing, use for testing, operation and maintenance of the model to be undertaken by any competent professional not involved in the initial build; * the upskilling and training of local authority staff such that they can undertake key tasks and activities and appropriately specify subsequent commissions for work either using the RSM for transport planning studies, or to further develop the RSM capabilities; and * Technical support on modelling and data relevant to the RSM to the client team for a period of time as the RSM is adopted into Business as Usual operations and following the initial handover for a further period of up to four years. The expectation is that the RSM will utilise a mixture of existing platforms and/or software products (which may be licensed from the RSM supplier or third parties), and bespoke software/services, or tooling, or processes and protocols. WMCA reserves the right to award the Contract based solely on the Detailed Tender responses if it decides that it has a Detailed Tender response which scores highest and requires no Negotiation. If there are less than three Candidates following submission of the Detailed Tenders, WMCA reserves the right to move straight to the Negotiation (as defined below) phase. The second stage bidders will be invited to submit a detailed tender. The valuation of this procurement has been determined by reference to an anticipated budget for the delivery of the initial deliverable (items 1 to 4 above) of PS1million with the remaining financial scope being available should the ad hoc services referred to in the final 4 years be required. The scope of the commission is further detailed in the procurement documents. WMCA is seeking a suitable and properly qualified service provider experienced in providing services similar to the services being let under this contract Additional information: WMCA reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at its sole discretion. WMCA shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applican

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015412-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services

72222300 - Information technology services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 May 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
27 Apr 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
dafydd.church@wmca.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3453036760

Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

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