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title: "Award Contract for The Provision of Economic Modelling Licences"
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# Award Contract for The Provision of Economic Modelling Licences

Buyer: DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-794df004-f92c-45b4-b71a-027809ecc44e

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## Summary

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded a contract for the provision of economic modelling licences to GAMS Software GmbH. The project involves developing a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model for analysing the economic impacts of major rail schemes such as HS2. This project, in collaboration with the Department for Business and Trade, aims to enhance DfT's modelling capacity. Located in London, the procurement was completed through a direct procurement method, specifically a single tender action. The contract, valued at £16,200, started on 30th September 2024 and will end on 29th September 2025. The industry category for this procurement falls under IT services, consulting, software development, Internet, and support.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in economic modelling and IT consulting. Companies specialising in software development, particularly those providing solutions for economic and trade impact analysis, are well-positioned to benefit from such procurement contracts. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can particularly leverage this opportunity to showcase their expertise and secure future collaborations with government departments. The procurement of these licences is essential for the continued development and refinement of the CGE model, thereby offering substantial growth prospects for businesses engaged in modelling and data analysis services.

## Notice

The development of a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to model the wider economic impacts of a major rail scheme such as HS2 started last year, it was a collaboration between the Department for Transport and Department for Business and Trade (DBT). One of the Major Rail Projects Group analysts was seconded to DBT for one year and worked closely with the Macro Analysis and Modelling (MAM) team to build the CGE model for transport. MAM use GAMS software for modelling the economic impact of free trade agreements on UK trade and growth. Therefore, the software used by DfT and DBT to build the CGE model was GAMS. The first stage of model building has concluded but in order to continue the work to develop the model further we need to procure 5 licenses, which comprise 3 packages, which in turn will help to build DfT's modelling capacity. The model is now in the ownership of DfT but without GAMS licenses we cannot progress further with the modelling work. Hence, procuring licenses from GAMS is the only way forward to continue. Additionally, this is intended to be a long term project, as the CGE model is currently in the process of being peer reviewed. Once the review has concluded, we aim to refine and develop the model based on the reviewer's comments. We will be working closely with HS2 Ltd for this stage of the project, who are also currently in the process of procuring their own GAMS licenses in order to collaborate with us.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/278c9b77-8f1e-47fb-ac4a-c696a22a5fcb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Contract period | 29 Sep 2024 - 29 Sep 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £16,200 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £16,200 |
| 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 | DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DR |
| 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 | Vincent Square |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GAMS SOFTWARE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

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

## Release History

- 20 Nov 2024 at 12:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/278c9b77-8f1e-47fb-ac4a-c696a22a5fcb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/278c9b77-8f1e-47fb-ac4a-c696a22a5fcb
  20th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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