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TfL Professional Services Frameworks 3: Transport Planning & Impact Monitoring and Environmental Services

Transport for London

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29 Jan 2026 at 16:22

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Summary of the contracting process

Transport for London is overseeing the establishment of the TfL Professional Services Frameworks 3 for Transport Planning, Impact Monitoring, and Environmental Services. This framework is set to provide consultancy services to Transport for London, the Greater London Authority, the GLA Group, and various London Boroughs, fostering advancements in civil engineering, data analysis, and environmental services. Located in London, this procurement operates under a competitive flexible procedure with a selective procurement method. Important dates include the expression of interest deadline on 10th April 2026 at 12:00, and the award period concluding on 30th November 2026. The procurement, currently active at the tender update stage, promises engagement through electronic means via the SAP Business Network.

The framework offers significant business growth opportunities, particularly for small to medium enterprises and voluntary, community, and social enterprises. The targeted procurement will suit firms specialising in road safety, transport modelling, environmental consultancy, and strategic transport planning and policy. Each lot within the framework addresses distinct aspects of transport and environmental services, opening avenues for different competencies and innovative solutions. Given its broad scope—extending to various socioeconomic and environmental assessments and consultation tasks—the procurement is ideally suited for enterprises capable of providing expert consultancy and advisory services aligned with TfL's objectives across numerous service categories.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

TfL Professional Services Frameworks 3: Transport Planning & Impact Monitoring and Environmental Services

Notice Description

This procurement is to establish a framework to procure transport and environmental consultancy services for Transport for London (TfL), the Greater London Authority (GLA), the GLA Group, and London Boroughs. The framework will be part of TfL Professional Services Frameworks 3. The name of this framework will be: Transport Planning & Impact Monitoring and Environmental Services.

Lot Information

ROAD SAFETY (INC USING ROAD CASUALTY DATA)

Provide road safety research, policy reviews, audit and engineering input, speed management, vehicle technology and behavioural interventions. Analyse STATS19 (police-reported road collision and casualty data collection system) and related casualty datasets, addressing data quality and limitations, identifying trends and mitigating measures. Deliver robust statistical evaluation and recommendations supporting Vision Zero objectives for Transport for London decisions and reporting.

Statistical Modelling & Bespoke Analysis

Provide statistical modelling and bespoke analysis of travel behaviour outside Transport for London strategic models. Design specialist surveys, including stated-preference surveys, and develop forecasting tools using open-source programming. Apply data science methods such as regression, classification, choice modelling and machine learning. Deliver clear reports, presentations and expert advice in accessible language promptly.

Strategic Transport Modelling

Provide strategic transport modelling, including: demand, public transport, land-use interaction and highway modelling. Build, adapt, calibrate, validate and run models using software and open-source tools. Integrate traditional and big-data sources, undertake quality assurance and auditing, and interpret outputs for appraisal, environmental impacts, societal impacts and decision making aligned with Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG).

Strategic Transport Studies, Scheme Planning & Design

Provide feasibility, optioneering and scheme-planning studies for transport improvements and development support. Deliver surveys, multi-modal forecasting, public-transport and highway modelling, pedestrian-flow modelling and design development. Evaluate environmental, economic and social factors using multi-criteria appraisal, and prepare proportionate business cases. Where required, undertake early-stage environmental appraisal outputs.

Strategic Transport Planning and Policy

Provide strategic transport planning and policy analysis supporting the Mayor's Transport Strategy and London Plan. Develop and appraise options, area plans and investment priorities, integrating transport and land use and Healthy Streets. Lead research on emerging issues, manage stakeholder engagement and consultation, and provide impartial, evidence-based advice with programme management.

Economic Appraisal and Advice

Provide economic appraisal, evaluation and advisory services for Transport for London schemes and policies. Prepare business-case appraisals and value-for-money assessments aligned with Department for Transport (DfT) Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) and HM Treasury guidance. Develop bespoke appraisal frameworks, cost-benefit and multi-criteria analyses, wider economic and revenue impacts, and land-use and regeneration appraisal. Produce clear narratives for decision making.

Transport Surveys (inc travel research behaviour)

Provide end-to-end transport surveys and travel-behaviour research. Design and manage programmes; deliver fieldwork, sampling, quality assurance and processing including geocoding, weighting and analysis. Cover counts, origin-destination and number-plate studies, plus quantitative and qualitative social research. Supply robust reports and visual outputs, compliant with the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and Transport for London information governance.

Public Consultation

Provide specialist support for Transport for London public consultation and stakeholder engagement. Analyse consultation responses using qualitative and quantitative methods, including manual coding of open-text data. Advise on questionnaire design and deliver engagement such as focus groups and workshops. Produce reports and cross-tabulated outputs, ensuring traceability and data management to Transport for London standards.

Data Analysis, Modelling and Monitoring

Provide environmental data analysis, modelling and monitoring for air quality and greenhouse-gas management. Develop and apply emissions inventories and dispersion modelling, including baseline and future-year assessments. Support ambient monitoring for validation and fleet composition forecasting. Integrate environmental and socio-economic datasets to assess exposure inequalities and health impacts for policy assessment.

Ecology Surveys and Monitoring

Provide ecological, arboricultural and landscape surveys and monitoring for Transport for London and the Greater London Authority activities. Deliver Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs), habitat and species surveys, protected and invasive species advice, arboricultural assessments, and monitoring supporting Biodiversity Net Gain. Provide mitigation recommendations and reporting, and return geospatial outputs in Geographic Information System (GIS) format to Transport for London and Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL) agreed standards.

Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity Research, Policy, Data Analysis and Innovation

Provide research, policy, analytical and advisory services for green infrastructure, biodiversity and natural capital. Deliver natural-capital accounting, ecosystem-service valuation, Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote-sensing analysis, and monitoring of green cover and biodiversity units. Provide feasibility advice for habitat banks and offsetting, and develop innovative tools and methods balancing enhancement with operational safety.

Health, Equalities and Socio-Economic Assessment

Provide research, analysis and technical assessment of health, equality and socio-economic impacts of Transport for London policies and schemes. Deliver Health Impact Assessments (HIAs), socio-economic assessments and Equality Impact Assessments (EqIAs), including quantification, modelling and appraisal of determinants such as activity, air and noise pollution, safety and accessibility. Integrate assessments, recommend mitigation, engage stakeholders, and support statutory duties.

Environmental Assessments

Provide environmental assessment and advisory services to secure consents and manage impacts for Transport for London projects and plans. Lead Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs), including screening, scoping, baseline studies, topic assessments, carbon and Biodiversity Net Gain evaluation, mitigation and enhancement design, stakeholder engagement, and Environmental Statements. Provide independent expert-witness support and post-consent monitoring.

Noise and Vibration

Provide specialist noise and vibration monitoring, modelling, assessment and mitigation for transport projects, operations and policies. Deliver baseline measurement and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) inputs using recognised methodologies, and develop mitigation strategies for design, operations and construction. Support policy development and research, including emerging technologies. Provide clear technical reporting and defensible expert-witness evidence.

Climate Modelling, Mapping and Data Analysis

Provide climate modelling, mapping and data analysis to assess climate risks to Transport for London assets. Deliver hazard modelling for heat and flooding, exposure and vulnerability assessments, and scenario testing. Develop climate design parameters, undertake site-based resilience audits, and present outputs through Geographic Information System (GIS) and reports, ensuring data governance, traceability and accessible recommendations.

Adaptation Measure Research, Policy, Innovation and Technology

Provide research, analytical support, policy insight and innovation for climate-change adaptation measures. Research, design, test and evaluate nature-based and engineered interventions; monitor performance and quantify outcomes; benchmark against other authorities; and develop tools to track resilience. Deliver pilots and cost-benefit analysis with uncertainty testing, plus practical implementation guidance and playbooks.

Climate Risk and Adaptation Planning Advice

Provide technical advice and planning support to integrate climate-risk management and adaptation into Transport for London schemes. Assess heat, flood, drought, subsidence and extreme-weather risks; develop proportionate design options; and prepare planning documentation including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) inputs, Flood Risk Assessments, drainage strategies and climate adaptation reports. Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs and produce clear outputs.

Energy and Climate Change Mitigation

Provide expertise, analysis and policy support for decarbonisation, energy management and climate-change mitigation. Apply whole-life carbon methods consistent with British Standards Institution Publicly Available Specification PAS 2080:2023 (carbon management in buildings and infrastructure), including baselining, forecasting and tracking. Model energy demand and emissions, interface with Transport for London tools and frameworks, and develop Energy Statements. Identify and evaluate mitigation measures using the Avoid-Switch-Improve hierarchy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06125b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018298-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services

71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying services

71300000 - Engineering services

71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services

71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services

71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction

71313440 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction

71313450 - Environmental monitoring for construction

71314000 - Energy and related services

71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services

71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services

71319000 - Expert witness services

71410000 - Urban planning services

72242000 - Design-modelling services

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

72316000 - Data analysis services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73300000 - Design and execution of research and development

79311000 - Survey services

79311300 - Survey analysis services

79311400 - Economic research services

79311410 - Economic impact assessment

79314000 - Feasibility study

79315000 - Social research services

79320000 - Public-opinion polling services

79330000 - Statistical services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services

79417000 - Safety consultancy services

79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

90700000 - Environmental services

90710000 - Environmental management

90720000 - Environmental protection

98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£100,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Mar 20265 months ago
Submission Deadline
20 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
2029-10-01

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Transport for London
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Further Information

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