Published date: 2 March 2020

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


Closing: 5 February 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£99,378

Procurement reference

tender_141474/841726

Published date

2 March 2020

Closing date

5 February 2020

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

31 March 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Highways England is seeking to commission expert external advice to provide independent subject matter expert (SME) support to:
- Build on the Road Period 2 (RP2) strategic investment case developed for VRS, examining the sources of data and the capability used to derive the RP2 analysis to inform the needs for a future in-house DST.

- Characterisation of VRS asset data inventory, condition data requirements / processes and the quality of the asset information to underpin the RP2 programme and decision-making as part of RP3 planning.

- Gather and define company requirements for a VRS DST including:
o Technical approaches to VRS renewals and scheme development needs (tactical / operational)
o RP2 investment case for VRS and RP3 case needs (strategic)
o Asset management, metrics and reporting needs
o Assets which need to be included as part of the VRS DST which are already recorded, or form part of the road restraint system, structures or other related asset classes are to be included in the VRS DST, for instance end terminals
o Engage with asset management system owners and Consultants to evaluate existing or future capabilities for effective digital information exchange e.g. through an Application Programming Interface (API) or similar communication protocol and make recommendations for digital exchange with a DST

- Produce a list of functional and non-functional requirements against which evaluation of the market can be applied

- Evaluate current standards and existing data used by the business

- Develop implementation plan for data improvements

- Assess the capabilities of commercially available products against Highways England's requirements

- Identify and assess preferred options for procurement and configuration of a VRS DST including consideration of potential implementation into existing company DSTs

- Assess capability requirements to analyse and model VRS data to inform future road periods; bringing capability into Highways England

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Award information

Awarded date

2 March 2020

Contract start date

2 March 2020

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£99,378.31

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Arup

Address

Newcastle upon Tyne

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

HE

Address

2 The Square
Bristol
BS1 6HA
England

Email

Spats_Framework_Lot1@highwaysengland.co.uk