Notice Information
Notice Title
TfW Accessibility Modelling Tool
Notice Description
TfW are seeking to establish a Research & Design partnership to develop and deliver an analytical methodology tool to measure and quantify the level of access and opportunity provided by the Welsh transport network, and future network proposals. The key output will be the development of an algorithm and model to quantify proximity analysis and access to opportunity analysis of the Bus and Rail networks. In addition to this, an MVP prototype of the front end interface will be developed. The model will be capable of digesting industry standard network file types. A Direct Award is justified under Schedule 5 (Section 41) of the Procurement Act 2023 - Special Cases - Prototypes and Development: (15) This justification allows for direct award when procuring a prototype or other novel good or service that is designed or developed at the request of the contracting authority. For example, procuring a solution to enable data to be shared securely between different agencies. A partnership project to develop a tool to measure access and opportunity of the transport network across Wales; strengthening Transport for Wales analytical capabilities. Specific requirement from an academic partner required to build and refine computational model. The skills and complexity required to meet the project objectives means that USW are a unique/the only Supplier of this service in the industry. As such, this is the most effective solution to deliver our needs.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a7e7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050443-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 May 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 9 Jun 2026 - 9 Jun 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR WALES (TFW)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PONTYPRIDD
- Postcode
- CF37 4TH
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Pontypridd Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Pontypridd
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050443-2026
28th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050423-2026
28th May 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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