Design Technical and Professional Services Framework

SPT are seeking to award a framework for Design Technical and Consultancy Services.

The generic areas of this lot are listed below. In future we may call off services which are linked to this list, but the list is not exhaustive and we may utilise this framework for any for all or any of our transport planning requirements

-Development and preparation of transport policy, strategy, plans and programmes

-Assist with the preparation of consultation responses and parliamentary inquiries on transport policy matters

-Transport data collection, surveys and modelling

-Research and analysis (including spatial analysis, as applicable) of transport policies, users, infrastructure, modes, networks and systems

-Transport option development and feasibility

-Transport appraisal including TEA, following STAG and WEBTAG

-Business case development, using the 5 Case Model

-Development of monitoring and evaluation plans for transport policy, strategy, interventions and projects

-Impact Assessments, as part of transport policy, strategy and project development processes, including but not limited to -Strategic Environment Assessment

-Equality Impact Assessment

-Health Impact Assessment

-Child’s Rights Impact Assessment

-Island Impact Assessment

-Review and advise on third-party Transport Assessments, including any associated legal and financial agreements

-Review and advise on third-party transport policies, projects and interventions, including Traffic Regulation Orders

-Assist with the preparation and submission of bids/claims for external third-party funding

-Consultation and engagement with elected Members, stakeholders and communities

-Provision of project management support for transport planning activities

Provision of specialist advice, for example, in relation to emerging technologies, or subject specific legal advice. Community benefits (s) will apply to this framework. Those invited to stage 2 of this procurement exercise will be required to state their compliance with community benefits and their adherence to the CBs menu provided. SPT will seek to realise all CBs per organisation annually in arrears. This will be based on the total value of commissions awarded within the previous 12 mnths

This is a two stage procurement exercise.

The terms and conditions for any call-off from the framework will be under the NEC 3 Professional Services Contract which will include SPT's Z-clauses. SPT reserve the right to transition to NEC 4 professional services contract during the life of the framework. Terms and conditions will be issued at call-off stage and will be pertinent to the individual commission.

It is anticipated that a tenderer presentation in respect of SPT future requirements will be held at stage two of this procurement exercise.

Community benefits will apply to this framework. Tenderers invited to stage two of this procurement exercise will be expected to state their compliance with the community benefits points calculator issued by SPT. Community benefits points will be accumulated and applied annually in arrears.

The commercial and quality weightings for award to the framework are technical 60% and commercial 40%. SPT reserve the right to change these weightings for mini-competitions from the lots. The technical criteria for mini-competition evaluation will be:

Proposal and Methodology

Programme

Quality & Resilience of Personnel

Risk, Mitigation and Opportunity

Community Benefits

SPT reserve the right to direct award call-offs from the framework up to the value of GBP50,000

All values stated in this notice are estimates as this is a framework award.