Published date: 22 February 2022

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


Closing: 8 December 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£40,735

Procurement reference

tender_293453/1046141

Published date

22 February 2022

Closing date

8 December 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

20 December 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

This is to commission MDS Transmodal Ltd to carry out necessary updates for GBFMv5 (Great Britain Freight Model version 5) in order to provide the Department a freight forecasting tool for the relevant analytical work in the next 2 or 3 years. This work has to be carried out by MDST, because: The DfT has been using GBFMv5 since 2007 to inform traffic forecasts, investment decision, policy tests and strategy developments. - GBFMv5 was developed by MDS Transmodal (MDST). It is the only freight modelling software in the country which is capable to support the DfT's work on national freight forecasts.

This Single Tender Action (STA) is on the basis of PCA part 2 (b) where the works, supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular economic operator for the following reason: (ii) where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement;

Award information

Awarded date

17 December 2021

Contract start date

20 December 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2022

Total value of contract

£40,735

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

MDS TRANSMODAL LIMITED

Address

5-6 Hunters Walk Canal Street CHESTER Cheshire CH1 4EB

Reference

Companies House number: 03608206

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
England

Email

DfTProcurement@dft.gov.uk