Published date: 16 August 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 6 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£149,288

Procurement reference

tender_141474/792683

Published date

16 August 2019

Closing date

6 August 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

30 November 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Highways England is seeking the provision of services to undertake an analysis of recommendations for changes to specific design parameters that have arisen through research previously undertaken on behalf of Transport Scotland and to also undertake research into urban and rural classifications as applied to highway design parameters.
Specifically, this task will look at:
- Developing an empirical evidence base to determine whether there is a robust case to adopt a recommendation to limit the maximum level of permitted relaxations for horizontal radius on all-purpose roads to two-steps below desirable minimum for design speeds of 85kph and above and three-steps below desirable minimum for design speeds of 70kph and below,
- Developing an observational evidence base to determine whether there is a robust case to adopt a recommendation to increase the upper bound driver eye height of the visibility envelope to a level significantly above the 2.0m currently adopted in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) to reflect the needs of the drivers of higher vehicles (the 85%ile HGV driver eye height recorded by the Transport Scotland research was 2.774m),
- The ongoing suitability of current definitions of rural and urban classifications as they apply to highway design.

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Award information

Awarded date

15 August 2019

Contract start date

1 October 2019

Contract end date

30 November 2020

Total value of contract

£149,288.65

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WSP

Address

London

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

The Cube
Birmingham
B1 1RN
England

Email

spats_framework_lot1@highwaysengland.co.uk