--- title: "Rail Station Interchange Case Studies" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c11bd112-ca30-44e8-83a2-bfe13ba45c82" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c11bd112-ca30-44e8-83a2-bfe13ba45c82" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c11bd112-ca30-44e8-83a2-bfe13ba45c82.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c11bd112-ca30-44e8-83a2-bfe13ba45c82.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT" published: "2024-07-22" --- # Rail Station Interchange Case Studies Buyer: CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c11bd112-ca30-44e8-83a2-bfe13ba45c82 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c11bd112-ca30-44e8-83a2-bfe13ba45c82) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c11bd112-ca30-44e8-83a2-bfe13ba45c82.json) ## Summary Connected Places Catapult (CPC), a leading innovation centre in urban development based in London, is inviting tenders for "Rail Station Interchange Case Studies." This procurement seeks an organisation to conduct comprehensive research at Bristol Temple Meads Station to identify opportunities and barriers for improved intermodal passenger interchange. The project encompasses qualitative research and stakeholder engagement to produce three detailed case studies. The tender, classified under the research and development services category, will follow an open procedure and includes a contract period from 2nd September 2024 to 17th February 2025. Interested parties must express their interest by 12th August 2024. This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in research, urban mobility, and consultancy services. Companies with expertise in stakeholder engagement, human-centred design, and transportation innovation would find this project particularly well-suited. Given the focus on enriching passenger experience and integrating various transport modes, businesses aiming to enhance urban transport infrastructure and services would benefit from this engagement. SMEs and VCSEs are explicitly encouraged to apply, aligning with the procurement's suitability criteria. ## Notice We are looking to procure an organisation to conduct research activities to understand: the opportunities for improved intermodal interchange at Bristol Temple Meads Station; the barriers to these opportunities; and prospective areas for innovation to address these barriers. These will be structured and reported as three distinct case studies. This ITT refers explicitly to the supply of three case studies aligned to the theme of improved passenger interchange at Bristol Temple Meads station. The case studies will be formed and based on in-depth and multi-faceted research and engagement with passengers and other relevant stakeholders. We anticipate this will include: 1. Working with CPC to maintain a stakeholder engagement strategy. 2. Conduct human centred qualitative research to inform 3 in-depth case studies of how Bristol Temple Meads station can support and improve integration of journeys into the wider city and region. The exact methods and rationale for these to be determined by the tenderer but we may expect to see interviews, ethnography, observations, surveys. 3. Provide a deep understanding of the existing and desired user experience for rail passengers when interchanging between transport modes at Bristol Temple Meads. (For further detail, see the 'aims and objectives' section below.) 4. Gather evidence to inform innovation challenges that can be addressed by future trials of innovative solutions at Bristol Temple Meads. 5. Make recommendations for service and infrastructure design. If interested, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest on this project and you will be able to download the tender documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register Additional information: If interested, please register at link below if not already registered and Express an Interest on this project and you will be able to download the tender documents: https://procontract.due-north.com/Register ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c607c5f-5868-4356-95a5-40c6fd2253e3 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jul 2024 | | Submission deadline | 12 Aug 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2024 - 17 Feb 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £45,000 | | 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 | CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Central London | | Postcode | EC1R 0BE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington | | Local authority | Islington | | Electoral ward | Clerkenwell | | Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 22 Jul 2024 at 16:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c607c5f-5868-4356-95a5-40c6fd2253e3 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9c607c5f-5868-4356-95a5-40c6fd2253e3 22nd July 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://cp.catapult.org.uk - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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