--- title: "Traffic & Transport Consultancy Services (Swindon Lane Development)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-866e65c4-2cc8-43ce-a4d0-6b5a56be7243" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-866e65c4-2cc8-43ce-a4d0-6b5a56be7243" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-866e65c4-2cc8-43ce-a4d0-6b5a56be7243.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-866e65c4-2cc8-43ce-a4d0-6b5a56be7243.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Swindon Parish Council" published: "2026-10-19" --- # Traffic & Transport Consultancy Services (Swindon Lane Development) Buyer: Swindon Parish Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-866e65c4-2cc8-43ce-a4d0-6b5a56be7243 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-866e65c4-2cc8-43ce-a4d0-6b5a56be7243) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-866e65c4-2cc8-43ce-a4d0-6b5a56be7243.json) ## Summary Swindon Parish Council seeks a traffic and transport consultancy to support its technical review of a forthcoming planning application for development at Swindon Lane in Cheltenham. The work covers technical assessment, review of transport modelling, oversight of volunteer surveys and written responses to planning matters. It is consultancy services for a specific development proposal, rather than a general transport study or a construction contract. The council expects to commission tasks incrementally under a flexible call-off arrangement. The work relates to the Swindon Lane development in Cheltenham. The council invited proposals through an open, below-threshold procedure. The deadline for proposals was 23 October 2026 at 23:59. The contract period is 9 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, with tasks commissioned as required. The total spend is capped at £15,000 excluding VAT, on a time-and-materials basis; this is a ceiling, not a guaranteed commission. Proposals were limited to five pages, excluding CVs, and had to include company details, relevant experience, team CVs, hourly rates, insurance details and a conflict-of-interest statement. They were to be submitted as PDFs by email. The procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This opportunity is suited to traffic and transport consultancies able to provide qualified technical input to the planning review of a development in Cheltenham. Relevant work includes assessing transport matters, reviewing transport modelling, overseeing surveys carried out by volunteers and preparing written responses. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate relevant experience and provide CVs for the proposed team, so firms with consultants whose backgrounds match these tasks are well placed to respond. The proposal must also set out hourly rates and insurance details and include a conflict-of-interest statement. The flexible call-off model suits a supplier able to undertake discrete tasks as they are commissioned, rather than requiring a single fixed package of work. SMEs are identified as suitable. ## Notice Swindon Parish Council seeks to appoint a qualified Traffic & Transport consultant to support its technical review of the forthcoming planning application for development at Swindon Lane (Cheltenham Borough Council ref: 26/00833/SCREEN). The appointed consultant will provide technical assessment, transport modelling review, volunteer survey oversight, and written responses under a flexible call-off arrangement between October 2026 and March 2027. Tasks will be commissioned incrementally on a capped Time & Materials basis up to a total contract spend ceiling of PS15,000 (excl. VAT). Submission Requirements: Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include company details, relevant experience, team CVs, hourly rates schedule, insurance details, and a conflict of interest statement. Proposals must be submitted in PDF format by email to parish.clerk@swindonparish.org.uk before the closing deadline stated in this notice. Full details are provided in the attached RFQ document. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1159dbf2-a8f6-4041-9c42-8c650021f021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £15,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Swindon Parish Council | | Locality | ELTON | | Postcode area | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL14 1JN | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Forest of Dean | | Electoral ward | Westbury-on-Severn | | Westminster constituency | Forest of Dean | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services ## Release History - 19 Oct 2026 at 09:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1159dbf2-a8f6-4041-9c42-8c650021f021 - 13 Oct 2026 at 13:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1159dbf2-a8f6-4041-9c42-8c650021f021 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1159dbf2-a8f6-4041-9c42-8c650021f021 19th October 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7bac88e6-9cfa-4b5f-a353-543e40a15418 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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