--- title: "Review the deliverability and affordability of RIS2 Tier 1 projects" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-accbe0f8-5221-4a95-81f9-82c595a69dd6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-accbe0f8-5221-4a95-81f9-82c595a69dd6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-accbe0f8-5221-4a95-81f9-82c595a69dd6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-accbe0f8-5221-4a95-81f9-82c595a69dd6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD" published: "2022-04-07" --- # Review the deliverability and affordability of RIS2 Tier 1 projects Buyer: OFFICE OF RAIL AND ROAD Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-accbe0f8-5221-4a95-81f9-82c595a69dd6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-accbe0f8-5221-4a95-81f9-82c595a69dd6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-accbe0f8-5221-4a95-81f9-82c595a69dd6.json) ## Summary The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is conducting a tender titled "Review the deliverability and affordability of RIS2 Tier 1 projects". This initiative falls under the research and development services category and is based in the United Kingdom. The tender period concluded on 14 March 2022, and the contract, valued at £100,000, is set to commence on 28 March 2022 and run until 31 August 2022. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, which allows for wider participation in the bidding process. This tender presents substantial opportunities for SMEs, particularly those specialising in consultancy services related to infrastructure projects, performance monitoring, and public sector advisory. Businesses with expertise in efficiency, safety, sustainability, and cost management within transport infrastructure would be particularly well-positioned to compete for this contract, leveraging their skills to assist the ORR in optimising National Highways' management of the Strategic Road Network. ## Notice ORR independently monitors National Highways' management of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) - motorways and main A roads in England. We monitor National Highways on: * how it plans and delivers its Road Investment Strategy (RIS) enhancement portfolio; * its performance, including efficiency, safety and sustainability, for the benefit of road users and the public * its compliance with its licence. We also provide advice to the SoS on the development of future RISs. DfT published RIS2 in March 2020. A significant proportion of the RIS2 investment plan is enhancement projects. During the first year of the second road period, ORR identified and raised concerns with cost escalation, underspend and schedule delay to some projects in the RIS2 enhancement portfolio. To help us assess whether National Highways is doing everything reasonably practicable to plan and deliver enhancement projects, to meet its licence obligations and to achieve the committed outputs for RIS2 and beyond, we have commissioned this review. The review will focus on the review and development of our performance monitoring framework to examine planning, development, delivery, affordability, underspend and management of the RIS2 enhancement projects. The framework will also be used to identify if there is evidence of systemic weaknesses in the organisation's processes. Finally, the consultant will apply the framework to test cases (as agreed with stakeholders) to optimise it. PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9771b3e1-1091-4fad-8a1b-ac95e81e0156 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Apr 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Mar 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 29 Mar 2022 | | Contract period | 29 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £99,718 | | 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 | East London | | Postcode | E14 4QZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets | | Local authority | Tower Hamlets | | Electoral ward | Canary Wharf | | Westminster constituency | Poplar and Limehouse | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | THE NICHOLS GROUP | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 7 Apr 2022 at 11:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9771b3e1-1091-4fad-8a1b-ac95e81e0156 - 24 Feb 2022 at 12:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4e62550-47be-42bf-b090-cfe6716f9459 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9771b3e1-1091-4fad-8a1b-ac95e81e0156 7th April 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a4e62550-47be-42bf-b090-cfe6716f9459 24th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d6daed23-5a3e-4bb4-a7a0-243a8b8f524e - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/434c14b3-b8c4-40cf-95b5-5c58e31ee042 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3518af51-c233-48db-b76e-33e9191d8ba3 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02abe769-e923-41c6-81bd-7df30c207aa8 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/88e57edc-d07d-46d7-84b0-4c158b05cbda ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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