Published date: 13 January 2020

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


Closing: 16 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£169,928

Procurement reference

tender_141474/828124

Published date

13 January 2020

Closing date

16 December 2019

Contract start date

7 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 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

The Department for Transport is looking to set up a contract for provision of specialist technical services via the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) to fulfil a known need for guidance, in the form of reports and online resources around barriers to innovation, (primarily procurement and cyber risks), and technology community support. This will consist of five packages;
- Development of procurement best practice guidance in the form of reports and online resources for local authorities to assist in buying technology and data services and working with SME and micro SME suppliers
- Production of the 'Innovation Nation' web service to collate information on government funded transport technology research and development activities
- Production of a guide for local authorities covering cyber security risks in the deployment of transport technology and signposting available services and resources.
- Completion of research projects on behalf of Innovate UK in the areas of major technology demonstrator opportunities and working relations between local authorities and SME suppliers
- Extension of secretariat support for the TTF to cover expanded TTF activity and support for the CONTACT (CONnected Transport local Authority Co-Ordination Team) public sector funders group

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

7 January 2020

Contract start date

7 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2020

Total value of contract

£169,928.94

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ARUP

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