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title: "International Journey Time Benchmarking: Strategic Road Networks"
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# International Journey Time Benchmarking: Strategic Road Networks

Buyer: OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3abed510-eddd-4494-80f1-3ded19e7df89

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f68c159c-4f13-4b47-af3b-022d20969c32 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Aug 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Aug 2017 |
| Contract period | 7 Aug 2017 - 7 Nov 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £70,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £52,000 |
| 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 | TRANSPORT FUTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Aug 2017 at 14:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f68c159c-4f13-4b47-af3b-022d20969c32
- 11 Aug 2017 at 14:37 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d7aed75-af0f-4045-8742-436417231ba7
- 30 Jun 2017 at 13:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d7aed75-af0f-4045-8742-436417231ba7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f68c159c-4f13-4b47-af3b-022d20969c32
  11th August 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2d7aed75-af0f-4045-8742-436417231ba7
  11th August 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b041da1d-6090-4ed1-b797-910a9d00e767
  ITT
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9dac6aad-86f4-4f83-bb26-fc58cb2ee2ec
  Disclaimer
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/74dd0693-11ab-425b-a00f-b7adbae59929
  Form of Tender
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4bd503c0-ed5e-47d8-8146-40306f37ce80
  Draft Form of Agreement
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/17d2ab36-9331-47f3-b63f-7cc36e1ed342
  Bravo Joining Instructions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/14020b02-5d01-482e-8741-354597473dbe
  Contract

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