Published date: 10 May 2019

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


Closing: 2 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£249,930

Procurement reference

tender_141474/768064

Published date

10 May 2019

Closing date

2 May 2019

Contract start date

9 May 2019

Contract end date

31 October 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

Highways England wishes to procure a contract for the provision of services to develop an enabling package of works, in which the activities, risks and challenges in rolling out stopped vehicle detection (SVD) across the smart motorways programme will be identified and resolutions planned.
A feasibility study has previously been carried out which assessed the suitability of off-the-shelf technology retro-fitted at two all lane running (ALR) sections on the M25 (J5-6 & J23-27). The feasibility study determined that SVD is a workable solution that can support mitigation of some of the risks associated with stationary vehicles, by providing alerts to an existing RCC interface.
Following the study and the generation of a supporting business case, a decision has been made to roll out radar based technology onto operational ALR sections of smart motorways.
The roll-out of the technology is intended to reduce the risk to broken down vehicles in live lanes, particularly in low flow conditions, by alerting operators of the presence of a stopped vehicle in order that the appropriate operational incident response can be enacted. The requirement to implement SVD within smart motorways projects has been incorporated into the smart motorways programme through the recent revisions to IAN161/15 (Major Projects Instruction 66).
A previous SPaTS task (1-301) was carried out to identify the activities, risks and challenges in rolling out SVD across the smart motorways programme. The task outlined within this scope of works will expand on work done to date by continuing the development of assumptions and identification of enablers so that a robust rollout strategy and plan can be delivered.
Highways England wishes to reduce mobilisation effort and take advantage of the resulting efficiencies in carrying out this task.

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Award information

Awarded date

9 May 2019

Contract start date

9 May 2019

Contract end date

31 October 2020

Total value of contract

£250,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WSP

Address

Surrey

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