--- title: "Regional Strategic Model" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2023-05-31" --- # Regional Strategic Model Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0389ec.json) ## Summary The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has initiated a tender for the Regional Strategic Model project, aimed at improving transport planning through IT services such as consulting and software development. The tender is currently in the planning stage with a deadline for responses to the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ_178) set for 30th June 2023 at 17:00. The project seeks to provide valuable insights into travel behaviours and patterns in the West Midlands region, with a budget of £2.5 million GBP. The Regional Strategic Model tender by WMCA presents an opportunity for service providers experienced in IT services, software development, and consulting. The project, focusing on transport planning improvements, offers potential business growth for firms capable of delivering services to support the development of new mobility services. Businesses interested in the procurement should consider leveraging their expertise in the industry category of IT services and software development to compete effectively. ## Notice The aim of this project is to provide a step-change improvement in transport planning across the West Midlands, allowing Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and its partner Local Highway and Transport Authorities to accurately consider comprehensive information and insights about the likely impacts of schemes and policies in the region. It should also provide valuable insight into existing travel behaviours and patterns which are drawn from different sources of basic observations of the transport system and homogenised through the RSM model environment into a single view of movements and demand. Such insights should be structured to provide intelligence which is relevant to a broad cohort of transport planners and that can be used to support the targeted promotion of new mobility services to end users (or modifications to existing services). The expectation is that the RSM will utilise a mixture of existing platforms and/or software products (which may be licensed from the RSM supplier or third parties), and bespoke software/services, or tooling, or processes and protocols. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The aim of this project is to provide a step-change improvement in transport planning across the West Midlands, allowing Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and its partner Local Highway and Transport Authorities to accurately consider comprehensive information and insights about the likely impacts of schemes and policies in the region. It should also provide valuable insight into existing travel behaviours and patterns which are drawn from different sources of basic observations of the transport system and homogenised through the RSM model environment into a single view of movements and demand. Such insights should be structured to provide intelligence which is relevant to a broad cohort of transport planners and that can be used to support the targeted promotion of new mobility services to end users (or modifications to existing services). The commission will involve: * the initial build and testing of the RSM model; * the provision of full suite of detailed protocols, tools and manuals that will allow every aspect of the re-basing, use for testing, operation and maintenance of the model to be undertaken by any competent professional not involved in the initial build; * the upskilling and training of local authority staff such that they can undertake key tasks and activities and appropriately specify subsequent commissions for work either using the RSM for transport planning studies, or to further develop the RSM capabilities; and * Technical support on modelling and data relevant to the RSM to the client team for a period of time as the RSM is adopted into Business as Usual operations and following the initial handover for a further period of up to four years. The expectation is that the RSM will utilise a mixture of existing platforms and/or software products (which may be licensed from the RSM supplier or third parties), and bespoke software/services, or tooling, or processes and protocols. WMCA reserves the right to award the Contract based solely on the Detailed Tender responses if it decides that it has a Detailed Tender response which scores highest and requires no Negotiation. If there are less than three Candidates following submission of the Detailed Tenders, WMCA reserves the right to move straight to the Negotiation (as defined below) phase. The second stage bidders will be invited to submit a detailed tender. The valuation of this procurement has been determined by reference to an anticipated budget for the delivery of the initial deliverable (items 1 to 4 above) of PS1million with the remaining financial scope being available should the ad hoc services referred to in the final 4 years be required. The scope of the commission is further detailed in the procurement documents. WMCA is seeking a suitable and properly qualified service provider experienced in providing services similar to the services being let under this contract Additional information: WMCA reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and/or to abandon this procurement exercise at any time and/or to award a contract for part of the services at its sole discretion. WMCA shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applican ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015412-2023 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning, Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | 27 Apr 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,500,000 | | Lots value | £2,500,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72222000 - Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services - 72222300 - Information technology services ## Release History - 31 May 2023 at 13:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015412-2023 - 1 Dec 2022 at 15:11 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034090-2022 ## Notice URLs - http://www.wmca.org.uk - https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk - https://wmca.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html - https://www.wmca.org.uk/media/1692/wmca_etendering_supplier_registration_guide_2016.pdf ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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