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title: "England's Economic Heartland Decarbonisation Playbook - additional modelling"
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# England's Economic Heartland Decarbonisation Playbook - additional modelling

Buyer: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-de62e13b-7b06-4702-9b89-9055819f32b2

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## Summary

The Buckinghamshire Council has awarded a contract for the project titled "England's Economic Heartland Decarbonisation Playbook - additional modelling" to WSP UK Limited. The contract falls under the services category with a value of £221,380.5 in GBP. The procurement method was a direct award, and the tender period ended on April 21, 2023. The contract is set to run from April 28, 2023, to April 27, 2024. The project aims to collate local transport models, extract baseline and forecast data, derive emissions, and assess road types and vehicle emissions across different regions in England.

This opportunity is suitable for businesses in the research and development consultancy services sector. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to compete. Buckinghamshire Council acted as the buyer and awarded the contract to WSP UK Limited. The project focuses on creating a comprehensive carbon baseline and forecast for each authority area across three regions. Businesses involved in transport technology and associated services, especially those specialising in catalogue services, could benefit significantly from participating in this tender process.

## Notice

Commission incumbent consultant provider to collate the LTAs local transport models (where they exist) and extract baseline and forecast data (how the highways network is being used now and, in the future, by who, what for, and why) and to extrapolate emissions from that. a) Collating Local transport Models and extracting key baseline and forecast of future years data b) Use of local models to derive emissions from network and by trip across and from LTA & STB delivering a comprehensive carbon baseline (2019) and forecast for each authority area across the 3 STB regions c) Breakdown of emissions by road type, vehicle type, time period, journey purpose and trip length categories between pairs of model zones allocated to one of nine adapted NTEM place type definitions, to LSOA. d) Link based assessment, disaggregation of road types, cross referencing to DfT statistics (adjustment factoring), conversion of Vehicle Hours to Speed, extraction of link based emissions e) Consideration of targeting interventions which are tailored to place types, allowing for a more coherent approach to placed based policy development. Contract awarded through the Framework RM6099 for the provision of Transport Technology and Associated Services. CALL OFF LOT(S): Lot 7: Catalogue.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bffd56d6-969d-4bb8-9fe0-28f174312879 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | 27 Apr 2023 - 27 Apr 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £221,380 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £221,380 |
| 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 | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | AYLESBURY |
| Post town | Hemel Hempstead |
| Postcode | HP20 1UA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ13 Buckinghamshire |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Electoral ward | Aylesbury North |
| Westminster constituency | Aylesbury |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 Jun 2023 at 07:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bffd56d6-969d-4bb8-9fe0-28f174312879

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bffd56d6-969d-4bb8-9fe0-28f174312879
  23rd June 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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