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title: "Consultancy support for review of Highways England's capital delivery plan"
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# Consultancy support for review of Highways England's capital delivery plan

Buyer: OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9b71f2f0-50d4-4625-aa41-dcc3e1585ad4

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## Summary

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is seeking consultancy support for a review of Highways England's capital delivery plan. This procurement process falls within the services industry and is located in England. The tender, identified as ORR/CT/17-47, is currently at the Award stage, following its closing on 24th November 2017. The contract is valued at £79,381 and will span from 1st January 2018 to 30th April 2018. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, aimed at acquiring additional resources to aid in the assessment of Highways England’s investment plan and delivery capability.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in consultancy services, particularly those with experience in project management, infrastructure analysis, and public sector consulting. Firms equipped to enhance the delivery monitoring processes and optimise capital investments would be especially well-suited to compete. Companies with a thorough understanding of transport infrastructure and financial viability assessments could greatly benefit from this contract, fostering growth through collaboration with a key governmental organisation.

## Notice

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) independently monitors Highways England's management of the motorways and main A roads in England. This includes investigating, publishing reports and giving advice to the Secretary of State on whether and at what cost it is meeting the objectives of the Road Investment Strategy (RIS). Highways England is required to progress delivery of 112 major improvement schemes over the course of the first Road Period (RP1), April 2015 - March 2020. The details of the capital investment that Highways England must deliver are set out in the Investment Plan, which forms part of the RIS. The Investment Plan sets out funding for the five years in RIS1 as well as the first year of the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2). Highways England's Delivery Plan, and its updates, set out how the company will deliver over the first road period, including for the 112 major schemes. The company provides ORR with regular progress reports on the delivery of the major schemes. During 2016-17, Highways England has revised its capital investment delivery plan for its major schemes with a particular focus on their scope, value for money and impact on road user experience. It refers to this work as optimisation of the portfolio. The company published its revised plan on 19 October. Highways England assesses the deliverability of its major scheme portfolio, and provides information to support ORR's monitoring in this area. ORR carried out a review of a sample of Highways England's major schemes during 2016-17 and published the findings and recommendations in July 2017. The study identified areas of good practice and opportunities for Highways England to improve. We are now procuring additional resource to support our review of Highways England's capital plan, and to assess the company's evidence on whether the plan is deliverable and affordable. Additional information: This tender closes on 24/11/2017 at 12pm. All communication must be made via our portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7eb5c29-644b-42d9-beb3-f6e482fa0e77 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 30 Apr 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £79,381 |
| 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 | NICHOLS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2018 at 14:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7eb5c29-644b-42d9-beb3-f6e482fa0e77
- 9 Nov 2017 at 15:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fef4189-87ec-4ddc-a721-eb6f90e4de74

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d7eb5c29-644b-42d9-beb3-f6e482fa0e77
  15th February 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2fef4189-87ec-4ddc-a721-eb6f90e4de74
  9th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/64f4cbe6-b942-4d40-b083-4bdb2630f477
  ITT
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dbab0e3e-e602-487d-9914-07d0966d25bc
  Disclaimer
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e5c065e0-c2af-4114-8584-9c8ab642337b
  Form of Tender
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2ba7040-eb25-4fcc-b873-24c6848c2f07
  Form of Agreement
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9f3a2a12-6303-4acd-81ee-78ea15f0b7ec
  Bravo Joining Instructions
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/SupplierAttachment/88c905aa-4712-433e-914f-34dd366ccacf
  Signed Contract

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