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title: "PRISM 5 Continuation Services Framework"
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# PRISM 5 Continuation Services Framework

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-baafe47c-5372-4ac7-a9a1-b09425bfe2ed

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## Summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking consultancy services under the "PRISM 5 Continuation Services Framework" tender with a total contract value of £4,750,000. This tender falls within the transport systems consultancy services category and is located in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, having been completed with an award date of 3rd February 2020. The contract period commenced on 1st April 2020 and is set to conclude on 29th March 2024. This procurement followed an open procedure, indicating it was accessible to all interested suppliers, with the tender submission period closing on 29th November 2019.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consultancy firms specialising in transport modelling and related services, particularly those with a focus on strategic transport models. Businesses of all sizes, including small and medium enterprises (SMEs), are encouraged to participate as SMEs are deemed suitable. Given the established client group, which includes Transport for West Midlands and seven local authorities, businesses capable of enhancing and maintaining complex transport models will find a welcoming market for their services. Probable competitors would include firms well-versed in public transport schemes and local planning policy development.

## Notice

In the West Midlands metropolitan area there are two variable-demand strategic transport models: PRISM (Policy Responsive Integrated Strategic Model) and CASM (Coventry Area Strategic Model). Highways England has a Midlands Regional Traffic Model [MRTM] that covers the whole West Midlands Conurbation and a wider area: this is not a model to which WMCA has presumed access rights but MRTM data was used in the building of PRISM 5. There are a small number of sub-conurbation highway network models in Saturn and numerous micro-simulation tools covering local areas; these models being owned by WMCA and the Constituent Authorities and operated by them or their modelling services suppliers. Our most substantial and only conurbation-wide model is PRISM. This was built as a large strategic model intended to gain insight into strategic issues to inform policy and planning, but which has primarily been used to support business case development for large public transport schemes and the less frequent refreshes of local planning policy. It has evolved to do this well in the sense that business cases have been successfully produced and defended and local plans evidenced using the model have withstood planning inquiry examination and challenge. The client group, comprising TfWM and the 7 Local Authorities, are seeking to appoint consultants for transport modelling services in the West Midlands. The appointed suppliers will apply, maintain and enhance PRISM 5 on behalf of the client group. A separate procurement activity is taking place in parallel to this tender to seek suppliers to support TfWM in the creation of our future modelling capability that will offer complementary modelling capabilities, some of which could supersede parts of the modelling functions offered by PRISM. However, we expect to continue using PRISM for the whole of this services framework period.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed5564a2-2147-44f1-9419-421988e9147c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 29 Nov 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2020 - 29 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,750,000 |
| 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 | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B19 3SD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Newtown |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | JACOBS; MOTT MACDONALD; SWECO; SYSTRA; WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2020 at 10:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed5564a2-2147-44f1-9419-421988e9147c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ed5564a2-2147-44f1-9419-421988e9147c
  15th April 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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