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title: "Productivity Growth in Capital Intense Sectors"
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# Productivity Growth in Capital Intense Sectors

Buyer: OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-358b4326-c73c-4ddd-897a-80917055170f

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## Summary

The "Productivity Growth in Capital Intense Sectors" tender is managed by the Office of Rail and Road, which is responsible for monitoring Highways England's management of the strategic road network. This procurement falls under the transport systems consultancy services category and was established to enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability within capital-intensive sectors. The tender process was selective and operated under a framework agreement, with an award date of 25 May 2018. The contract, valued at £15,000, commenced on 31 May 2018 and is set to conclude on 20 July 2018. The procurement was completed as of 20 June 2018.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consultancy firms with expertise in transport systems and infrastructure efficiency, particularly those capable of providing benchmarking and performance analysis services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to compete, as they may offer innovative approaches and competitive solutions in this field. Businesses with a track record in working with governmental bodies or in capital projects in the transport sector would be well-suited to pursue this opportunity for growth and collaboration.

## Notice

We monitor Highways England and its management of the strategic road network - the motorways and main 'A' roads in England. We monitor how they deliver performance, including efficiency, safety and sustainability, for the benefit of road users and the public. Our role involves assessing Highways England against the performance specification and investment plan set out in the first Road Investment Strategy (RIS1); and providing advice to the Secretary of State on the development of RIS2. Benchmarking evidence can be important to both of these, helping inform our understanding of Highways England's current performance and what would be challenging and deliverable in RIS2. We set out our broad benchmarking plan in April 2016 and published progress reports at the end of 2016 and 2017. These documents highlight the potential breadth of scope of our benchmarking remit, covering a wide range of performance areas, as well as the efficiency of many different areas of spend. Our priority is to focus on areas where analysis and evidence are most likely to identify improvements in the current road period and inform RIS2 development. Against this context, the broad objective of this project is to assess how productivity growth / efficiency have evolved in capital intensive sectors, as a potential benchmark for Highways England's capital activities. Benchmarking is one element of the evidence we plan to use in our Efficiency Review of Highways England's proposals for RIS2. Evidence from our benchmarking activities will be considered alongside: * reviews we have jointly commissioned with Highways England assessing its portfolio and programme management, asset management, and procurement and contract management capability - the 'capability reviews'; * sample testing to assess whether individual spending lines in Highways England's draft Strategic Business Plan are supported by robust analysis of efficient costs; and * evidence of the efficiencies delivered by Highways England in Road Period 1.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e40712d3-5e22-4afc-8386-f560cee3f6ac |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Jun 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 10 May 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 May 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 May 2018 - 20 Jul 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC2B 4AN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CAMBRIDGE ECONOMIC POLICY ASSOCIATES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

## Release History

- 20 Jun 2018 at 13:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e40712d3-5e22-4afc-8386-f560cee3f6ac

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e40712d3-5e22-4afc-8386-f560cee3f6ac
  20th June 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/4a0fba7a-8e1f-47be-90d0-6bba1375873b
  Signed Contract

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