Published date: 9 February 2024

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


Closing: 12 December 2023, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Highways consultancy services - 71311210

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-336-3565-WCC 00003565 - AWARD

Published date

9 February 2024

Closing date

12 December 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

9 February 2024

Contract end date

9 August 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Further Competition under Lot 5 Highways, Traffic and Transport of ESPO Framework 664_21.

The A4440 Southern Link Road was largely a single carriageway route that was subject to significant congestion and unreliable journey times. Long distance trips used the city center infrastructure to cross Worcester. The upgrade of the route from Whittington to Powick to dual-2 carriageway standard, with associated junction improvements, was assumed to significantly increase the attractiveness of the bypass route making it the route of choice for East West movements.

Following the Department for Transport's (DfT) approval of Full Business Case for the £62.5m scheme on 1 March 2019, the works for delivering the scheme commenced on 4 March 2019. The Southern Link Road Improvements - Phase 4 (SLR4) scheme opened for road users in August 2022.

As part of the SLR4 Full Business Case, a Benefits Plan was created to provide a strategy for assessing the scheme against the Objectives identified. The plan sets out the evaluation strategy for the SLR4 scheme, covering the monitoring of impacts and the approach to determining the projected benefits, impacts and objectives.

Using the Department for Transport (DfT) Monitoring & Evaluation 2012 Guidance, it was established that the SLR4 scheme should follow guidance for 'Enhanced Monitoring" as well as some aspects of the "Fuller Monitoring" where appropriate.

This tender requirement is to appoint a consultancy to undertake the Evaluation Report. The Evaluation Report will assess outcomes and impacts in line with the Benefits Realisation Plan, including qualitative measures. The evaluation plan outlined within this document is therefore considered fit for purpose without being financially onerous. Furthermore, the evaluation strategy will help determine future transport strategies for the city. This Evaluation report should also include analysis of wider economic impacts such as number of houses and jobs associated with the scheme, which will be monitored through qualitative stakeholder assessment and Development Application information from District Councils.

Award information

Awarded date

24 January 2024

Contract start date

9 February 2024

Contract end date

9 August 2024

Total value of contract

£62,806.11

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

AECOM

Address

The Colmore Building, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B4 6AT

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Sarah Allonby

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01905 843619

Email

sallonby@worcestershire.gov.uk