Published date: 20 February 2020

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


Closing: 21 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£1,750,000

Procurement reference

BUCKSH001-DN423785-24160533

Published date

20 February 2020

Closing date

21 October 2019

Contract start date

1 January 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Procurement of the Highways Development Management Consultancy Support that has local knowledge of transport issues within Buckinghamshire. The scale and nature of growth in Buckinghamshire and the number of national highway infrastructure projects in the area means that there is a need for responsive and specialist highways development management consultancy support to supplement the existing expertise in the Highways Development Management Team.
Buckinghamshire is an area of increased housing growth with an identified 45,000 new homes required to be delivered across the County by 2023 as identified in Buckinghamshire's five Local Plans. In addition there are significant national highway infrastructure projects that affect the Council such as: High Speed 2, East West Rail, Western Rail Access to Heathrow and Oxford to Cambridge Express Way and growth arc. The Highways Development Management Team is consulted on over 3000 applications each year from the five local planning authorities in Buckinghamshire and have a national target to respond to 72% of all planning applications within 21 days. The team also input into strategic plans such as Local Plans. Therefore, in order to fulfil these obligations there is a necessity for specialist highways development support in times of increase application demand and specialist support for more complicated developments, MDAs, major infrastructure projects and provide expert witness support at enquiries.
The team are looking for a Consultancy that has a proven track record in providing Highways Development management Consultancy support at the highest level.
If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal and express an interest in this opportunity. You will be unable to take part if you do no register on the Portal and express an interest in the opportunity. Link to the Portal http://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Tenders must be returned via Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday 21.10.2019.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Highways Development Management Consultancy Support

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 September 2019

Award information

Awarded date

10 February 2020

Contract start date

1 March 2020

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Total value of contract

£1,750,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Origin Transport Consultants Ltd

Address

OX2 6BH

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Ratcliff

Address

11th Floor, New County Offices
Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1YU
England

Telephone

+44 1296383337

Email

aratcliff@buckscc.gov.uk

Website

http://www.buckscc.gov.uk