Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has extended the tender period for an £80M transport framework after the interested parties were not ready to bid due to the “exceptional circumstances” facing the supply chain.
The decision to delay the re-procurement of the Transport Professional Services (TPS) 2020 framework came after the consideration of several bid readiness surveys.
As such, the existing four-year framework (TPS 2016) will be extended by six months to 28 Feb 2021. According to a voluntary ex ante transparency notice, this will allow the supply chain to recover sufficiently and provide bidders with time to “resource the process” and “be in a position to submit tenders”.
Through the framework, TfGM aims to appoint qualified and experienced consultants for the supply of transport professional services over a four-year term.
Divided into strategic lots (1-9) and specialist sub-lots (A-O), it covers a range of services from transport systems to engineering consultancy services.
Transport Professional Services Framework 2020
Lot 1: Transport Systems
Transport systems consultancy services: Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in lots A (Railway Systems), B (Intelligent Transport Systems)and C (Public Transport Operations).
Lot A: Railway Systems
Consultancy services for railway systems including investigation, planning, design, operations and maintenance.
Lot B: Intelligent Transport
Consultancy services for intelligent transport systems including integration of technology systems and design of single mode and multi-modal control centres.
Lot C: Public Transport Operations
Consultancy services for public transport operations including operational feasibility and performance, investigation, planning, outline and detailed design, operations and maintenance.
Lot 2: Transport Strategy
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in lots D (traffic engineering), E (development of transport policies and strategies), F (transport appraisal for funding decisions), G (transport network modelling) and H (fares, ticketing and marketing strategy).
Lot D: Traffic Engineering
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in traffic engineering.
Lot E: Development of Transport Policies and Strategies
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in the development of transport policies and strategies.
Lot F: Transport Appraisal for Funding Decisions
Transport consultancy services with capabilities in transport appraisal for funding decisions.
Lot G: Transport Network Modelling
Transport consultancy services with capabilities in transport network modelling.
Lot H: Fares, Ticketing and Marketing Strategy
Transport consultancy services to support development of fares, ticketing and marketing strategy.
Lot 3: Transport Related Commercial and Financial Advice
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in transport related commercial and financial advisory services.
Lot 4: Research and Consultation Activity
Transport consultancy services to support strategic research and consultation activity.
Lot 5: Transport Surveys and Data Collection
Strategic consultancy services including the provision of human and technological resource to manage and undertake transport surveys covering all modes of transport.
Lot 6: Transport Architectural Design Services
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in transport architectural design.
Lot 7: Transport-Related Civil and Structural Advice and Services
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in transport related civil and structural engineering and highway asset management.
Lot I: Highway Asset and Network Management Professional Services
Consultancy services with capabilities in highways asset management and network management services.
Lot J: Structural Engineering (Transport)
Consultancy services with capabilities in structural engineering (transport).
Lot K: Civil Engineering (Transport)
Consultancy services with capabilities in civil engineering (transport).
Lot 8: Transport-Wide Engineering Consultancy Services
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in lots L (programme/project management), M (quantity surveying), N (mechanical and electrical engineering) and O (environmental services).
Lot L: Programme/Project Management (Transport)
Consultancy services with capabilities in transport related: programme/project management.
Lot M: Quantity Surveying (Transport)
Consultancy services with capabilities in transport related quantity surveying.
Lot N: Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Transport)
Consultancy services with capabilities in transport related mechanical and electrical engineering.
Lot O: Environmental Services (Transport)
Consultancy services with capabilities in transport related environmental services.
Lot 9: Transport Multi-Disciplinary Services
Strategic consultancy services with capabilities in three or more of the other strategic lots (numerical).
