Published date: 5 June 2019

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


Closing: 30 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£99,482

Procurement reference

tender_141474/773970

Published date

5 June 2019

Closing date

30 May 2019

Contract start date

4 June 2019

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

The future DMRB project has invested in the development of a Technical Standard Enterprise System (TSES) to support the standards drafting process, and the TSES Index to store the DMRB in a structured database format. This project is seeking the enhancement of the TSES to recognise some of the post-publication benefits that can be unlocked from making the DMRB available in a machine-readable format.
The Open API project is a key part of Highways England's Digital Roads Vision and provides the connector between the TSES and human-aided engineering applications.
By creating an Open API to Technical Requirements, Highways England will recognise the transformative benefits of automation across the lifecycle of our assets. The API will allow direct integration with engineering, planning and execution systems and will see changes to requirements instantly propagated throughout the delivery of major projects and operations.
A digital world where the Design and Construction Requirements (the Future DMRB and MCHW) are used directly by design modelling software to design and by automated machines/robots to construct new and improved roads.
The benefits we are targeting include:
- Expediate project delivery and increase efficiency
- Improve safety by minimising human exposure to a hazardous construction activity
- Increase customer satisfaction by minimising delays in construction
- Reduce overall project costs
- More consistent, quality construction
- Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing demand (autonomous vehicles, electrification of the road network etc.
- Overcoming the industry wide skills shortage

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

5 June 2019

Contract start date

4 June 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Total value of contract

£99,482.39

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WSP

Address

Basingstoke

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

2 The Square
Bristol
BS1 6HA
England

Email

Spats_Framework_Lot1@highwaysengland.co.uk