Published date: 21 July 2025

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


Closing: 4 June 2025, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

SW1P 4DR

Value of contract

£58,200

Procurement reference

tender_491561/1500768

Published date

21 July 2025

Closing date

4 June 2025

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

18 July 2025

Contract end date

18 January 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This project will build upon and review existing academic literature which evaluates the impact of transport interventions on GDP. The current evidence in this space is varied, with Melo, et. al. (2013) estimating a mean elasticity of 0.060 and a median elasticity of 0.016. However, only 31% of the interventions in this sample took place in Europe, raising questions around the study's application of the elasticity to the UK context. Whilst this study states that there is likely to be even greater returns to investment in economic infrastructure including transport (up to a third greater impact), there is limited evidence supporting this assertion. This research will update the existing evidence base and provide elasticity estimates more rel

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Award information

Awarded date

18 July 2025

Contract start date

18 July 2025

Contract end date

18 January 2026

Total value of contract

£58,200

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

CEPA LLP

Address

55, 56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3LJ

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Great Minster House
London
SW1P 4DR
England

Email

frankie.dooknah@dft.gov.uk