Published date: 31 January 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Transport systems consultancy services - 71311200
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£58,500
Procurement reference
BUCKSH001-DN376049-48506218
Published date
31 January 2019
Closing date
16 November 2018
Contract start date
3 December 2018
Contract end date
31 January 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
All of the EEH partners are involved - to some extent - with the planning and delivery of major transport infrastructure. However, across the EEH partners experience in the planning and delivery of major projects is variable, a function of the scale of their infrastructure programmes. This activity is supported by a patch-work of capabilities - with some partners retaining skills in-house, others relying upon services provided under professional service contracts. In-house capabilities have been particularly difficult to retain - a combination of high demand for these skills across the sector as a whole, and variable funding within EEH partners for the planning and development of projects. These pressures have been set within continued on EEH partner budgets overall as demand for other services has increased and Government grant funding declined. Delivering on the ambition to realise the economic ambition for the corridor will require the development of an investment pipeline for strategic transport infrastructure. In the current context this provides both an opportunity and a challenge - an opportunity to improve the planning, development and delivery of major infrastructure projects: a challenge in that it requires both access to the required skills and resources that will enable an efficient and effective approach to project planning, development and delivery. A key driver for establishing England's Economic Heartland was the recognition by the Political and Business Leaders as to the benefit of sharing knowledge, experience and learning as a means of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of processes that support the delivery of strategic infrastructure - including but not limited to strategic transport infrastructure. It is in this context that the EEH Business Unit is seeking to commission specialist work from consultants, the purpose of that commission being to work with the EEH Business Unit and its partners to review the process through which a major infrastructure project passes.
Award information
Awarded date
3 December 2018
Contract start date
4 December 2018
Contract end date
31 January 2019
Total value of contract
£58,500
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Fourth Story Limited
Address
Unit 3 Century Court, Tolpits Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 9RS, United Kingdom
Reference
None
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Contact name
Antony Swift
Address
Buckinghamshire County Council
Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1YQ
England
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