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title: "Cross Rail 2 Affodability Review 2018"
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# Cross Rail 2 Affodability Review 2018

Buyer: THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7c6f156b-40be-46df-a40f-cb38e911e20c

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## Summary

The Department for Transport has recently completed the tender process for the "Cross Rail 2 Affordability Review 2018," a crucial undertaking in the financial and insurance services sector. The procurement method used was a single tender action, which targeted a contract value of £505,750. The contract period commenced on 30 April 2018 and is set to conclude on 31 December 2018. The tender, which had its end date for submissions on 30 March 2018, is located in London, ensuring opportunities are accessible across the United Kingdom and beyond.

This tender provides significant opportunities for growth, particularly for businesses specialising in financial and insurance services, as well as consultancy and risk management. Suitable candidates may include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations. Competitors are encouraged to apply their expertise in the assessment and management of large infrastructure schemes, especially those with experience in delivering comprehensive reports and co-ordinating multi-faceted reviews to meet the Department's stringent requirements.

## Notice

"The Department received from TfL the SOBC for the proposed Crossrail 2 scheme in March this year. This was not accepted by BICC, primarily due to deficiencies in the Financial Case. The SoS and Mayor of London have agreed that an independent review should be carried out to assess the work done to date and examine options. Appointment panel members who will have overall responsibility for the delivery of the review. They will be responsible for: "* Strong and capable leadership and management of the Review being ultimately accountable for the conduct and conclusions of the Review. * Deliver a coherent and unified interim and end report that delivers against Minister's and Mayor's requirements * Work with both SROs to ensure that the review is delivering the required work to an appropriate standard and by the timelines instructed. * Coordination of the work across the 3 subject areas of cost and risk, funding and financing. Integrating the different strands into a coherent and unified whole that is compelling in its conclusions and credible in the work undertaken. * Management of the sub-panel chairs and other panel members to ensure effective and coherent delivery on their part. * Support the IPT Managing Director in managing workloads and requests from sub-panels and panel members. This includes to the advisors contracted to the IPT * Support the DfT in managing request to the independent advisors, ensuring that the scope and breadth of requests is reasonable balancing the need for independent advice, and value for money and contract limits. * Providing insight and guidance on the effective specification and delivery of multi-billion pound infrastructure schemes based on own relevant experience, skills, qualifications and knowledge. * Support the delivery of the report by the instructed timeline, including the specified checkpoints for Ministerial involvement. * Have responsibility for providing input and driving subject areas and workstreams to the highest standard possible. * Have collective reasonability for the quality, validity and robustness of the options (and any recommendations) of the Report * Ensure that the interim report deliver the necessary levels of assurance to allow Ministers to decide on next steps as part of Budget 2018 considerations. * Ensure that a full range of options are looked at in appropriate detail without prejudice and ensuring that the range are presented to Ministers to allow them to see a range of possible ways to proceed with the scheme. * Challenge existing assumptions, methods and conclusions of the previous SOBC and further work conducted in the summer of 2017. * Re-examine options previously discounted to ensure that they were not done so prematurely. * Work with other panel members to conceive; develop, refine and analyse; and reach conclusions around innovative options, possibilities and elements of the work. * Commission the IPT to deliver work and analysis as required to fulfil other responsibilities." Additional information: A total of 9 panel members have been appointed. 7 panel members are being paid by Department for Transport under contract reference A, D E, F ,G ,H and I. The other 2 x panel members under reference Contract B and C are being paid by Transport for London.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a127a19-8b8b-4519-90a4-011189908d0a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 May 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Apr 2018 |
| Contract period | 29 Apr 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £505,750 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £505,750 |
| 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 | THE 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 9 |
| Supplier names | ANDREW SENTENCE; CHRIS HOUSTON; INFRABOARD; LIZ PEACE; REDBOURNE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS; SAFEGUARD FINANCE; STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE; WALKER SMITH CONTRACTING; WATLING FOSSE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66000000 - Financial and insurance services

## Release History

- 29 May 2018 at 15:27 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a127a19-8b8b-4519-90a4-011189908d0a
- 22 May 2018 at 14:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a127a19-8b8b-4519-90a4-011189908d0a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a127a19-8b8b-4519-90a4-011189908d0a
  22nd May 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/84f43543-ecab-45e8-978d-f34b658275e7
  Infraboard Ltd Contract A
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8afb47b7-be80-428c-b4ef-229ea0643005
  Andrew Sentence Contract B
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/694e4e13-4f05-4d57-a2c8-28868a2f2705
  Chris Houston - Contract C
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7b103ed6-ea1f-446e-a051-4d57b97a610e
  Watling Fosse Ltd Contract D
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b9b0dc86-edfb-41b2-b313-0a5b565bc600
  Redborne Management Solutions Ltd Contract E
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/01d1d764-84f0-448a-b388-3c6976c7b6c3
  Safeguard Finance Ltd Contract F
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9e6544ad-7771-4878-9e47-14a1e159dfb2
  Liz Peace Ltd - Contract G
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aa3f8d9c-043e-4db4-b838-d9ea5ae43c96
  Steer Davies Gleave -Contract H
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fbf27dff-5c55-471d-bf71-5dd1792418db
  Walker Smith Contracting - Contract I

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