Published date: 20 November 2024

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


Closing: 27 September 2024, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

SW1P 4DR

Value of contract

£16,200

Procurement reference

tender_471915/1427202

Published date

20 November 2024

Closing date

27 September 2024

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

30 September 2024

Contract end date

29 September 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The development of a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to model the wider economic impacts of a major rail scheme such as HS2 started last year, it was a collaboration between the Department for Transport and Department for Business and Trade (DBT). One of the Major Rail Projects Group analysts was seconded to DBT for one year and worked closely with the Macro Analysis and Modelling (MAM) team to build the CGE model for transport. MAM use GAMS software for modelling the economic impact of free trade agreements on UK trade and growth. Therefore, the software used by DfT and DBT to build the CGE model was GAMS.
The first stage of model building has concluded but in order to continue the work to develop the model further we need to procure 5 licenses, which comprise 3 packages, which in turn will help to build DfT's modelling capacity. The model is now in the ownership of DfT but without GAMS licenses we cannot progress further with the modelling work. Hence, procuring licenses from GAMS is the only way forward to continue.
Additionally, this is intended to be a long term project, as the CGE model is currently in the process of being peer reviewed. Once the review has concluded, we aim to refine and develop the model based on the reviewer's comments. We will be working closely with HS2 Ltd for this stage of the project, who are also currently in the process of procuring their own GAMS licenses in order to collaborate with us.

Award information

Awarded date

26 September 2024

Contract start date

30 September 2024

Contract end date

29 September 2025

Total value of contract

£16,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

GAMS Software GmbH

Address

Augustinusstr 11b 50226 Frechen Germany

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Kevin James

Address

33 Horseferry Road, Westminster
London
SW1P 4DR
England

Email

DfTProcurement@dft.gov.uk