DRD - Transport Planning and Modelling Managed Services Framework.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
Department for Regional Development (DRD)
Clarence Court, 10-18 Adelaide Street
For the attention of: Peter Donnelly
BT2 8GB Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890816335
E-mail:
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Section II: Object of the contract
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 3771311200, 72314000, 72220000, 79311000, 71621000
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Lot 2 - Systems architecture.
Lot 3 - Transport policy and strategy formulation.
Lot 4 - Transport scheme appraisal.
Lot 5 - Local public transport planning and operation and.
Lot 6 - Transport data collection.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 730 000 GBP
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Transport modellinga.Data collation and cleaning including creation of travel matrices from electronic ticket data and census journey to work and education information;
b.Construction of transport networks and zone systems using Geographic Information Systems or standard transport planning software.
c.Construction of transport demand modules including tripend, trip distribution, time of day and modal split choice modules;
d.Construction of transport assignment modules including congested highway, micro-simulation, and public transport modules;
e.Construction of accessibility models using standard transport planning software.
71311200, 72314000, 72220000, 79311000, 71621000
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
"The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Central Procurement Directorate for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”a.The architectural design of the strategic transport modelling system including the preparation of detailed documentation for third parties such as external developers;
b.The specification of data requirements and formats including the preparation of detailed documentation for third parties such as external developers;
c.Verification and validation of architectures against requirements;
d.Verification and validation of models against defined architectures.
71311200, 72314000, 72220000, 79311000, 71621000
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
"The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Central Procurement Directorate for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”a.Public consultation on strategic transport issues (quantitative and qualitative);
b.Multi - modal policy prioritisation;
c.Objective and target setting and specification of monitoring;
d.Formulation and appraisal (using quantitative and qualitative methodologies) of multi-modal regional transport strategies or local transport plans.
71311200, 72314000, 72220000, 79311000, 71621000
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
"The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Central Procurement Directorate for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”a.High-level strategic appraisal for outline proposals, these may be of any mode of transport; and
more detailed appraisal focused on public transport schemes such as quality bus corridors, Bus Rapid Transit, park and ride, demand management (eg congestion charge, parking controls), rail infrastructure, rail service enhancement, with services to include;
b.Compilation of options taking account of engineering and traffic constraints and legislative feasibility;
c.Preparation of scheme costs, both capital / infrastructure and running / revenue;
d.Use of existing transport model to provide demand forecasts, economic, and financial performance and environmental impacts;
e.Consideration of implementation issues including procurement and governance;
f.Support through any public examination processes.
71311200, 72314000, 72220000, 79311000, 71621000
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
"The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Central Procurement Directorate for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”a.bus network planning using accessibility analyses and passenger demand forecasting;
b.preparation of local integrated public transport plans rationalising services operated by commercial operators, education and health authorities and community transport, taking account of legislative and organisational constraints and government responsibilities;
c.development of costs/savings models for any proposed new arrangements, to include an assessment of budgetary (capital and revenue) implications for the participating organisations;
d.assist with the establishment of any new co-ordination arrangements, such as integrated transport unit(s), identifying future management and governance structures, identifying the technology support required, and providing technical training in route scheduling and vehicle management.
71311200, 72314000, 72220000, 79311000, 71621000
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
"The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Central Procurement Directorate for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”a.Household travel surveys including travel diaries;
b.Origin / destination interviews, both highway and public transport;
c.Public transport boarding and alighting counts;
d.Stated preference surveys.
71311200, 72314000, 72220000, 79311000, 71621000
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
"The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Central Procurement Directorate for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
As detailed in the tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Minimum Standards of Professional Ability.
Tenderers should note that this Framework will consist of 6 Lots for which tenderers may submit proposals for any or all of the Lots.
- Lot 1- Transport modelling;
- Lot 2 - Systems architecture
- Lot 3 - Transport policy and strategy formulation;
- Lot 4 - Transport scheme appraisal;
- Lot 5 - Local public transport planning and operations; and
- Lot 6 - Transport data collection.
In order to pass the Selection Stage Tenderers must demonstrate staff project experience in the expected service areas by Lot tendered for (as detailed in Section 2 of the Specification) for all of the Grades. To do so Tenderers must provide details of examples completed within the last 3 years to demonstrate that the named staff meet the minimum standards of professional ability for all of the following Grades for the Lot(s) tendered for:
- Project Director;
- Project Manager;
- Senior Consultant.
Tenderers may provide up to 3 named individuals for each grade by Lot in order to cover the expected service areas. Individual professional staff may be nominated against one or all expected service areas by Lot. Tenderers are required to nominate a minimum of 1 individual against each grade by Lot.
a) Each nominated Project Director must demonstrate experience by providing a minimum of 2 examples projects for each expected service area by Lot tendered for (See Tender Specification) in the role of Project Director undertaken in the last 3 years.
b) Each nominated Project Manager must demonstrate experience by providing a minimum of 2 examples projects for each expected service area by Lot tendered for (See Tender Specification) in the role of Project Manager undertaken in the last 3 years.
c) Each nominated Senior Consultant must demonstrate experience by providing a minimum of 2 examples projects for each expected service area by Lot tendered for (See Tender Specification) in the role of Senior Consultant undertaken in the last 3 years.
Each example provided must include the project title, date commenced/completed, client, project details including relevant technical requirements and the role & responsibility of the individual within that project. Detail must be provided to allow an assessment to be made of how the experience fits with each specific Service Area. Whilst an example project may be used for more than one Service Area, it is expected that specific detail must be provided within the examples provided for each Service Area.
Tenderers must attain a minimum of one Pass for each grade for each of the expected services areas within the Lot tendered for otherwise they will be eliminated from the competition for that Lot. Failure to demonstrate experience for an individual' professional staff within the expected service areas will result in the elimination of that individual from the service area within the Lot tendered for. All tenderers achieving a minimum of one Pass for each grade for each of the expected service areas will be eligible for evaluation at the Award stage. Appendix A provides two exemplar pass/fail check sheets by way of illustration.
Tenderers should note that ‘within the last 3 years' refers to within 3 years from the closing date of this tender competition.
Section IV: Procedure
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised Supplies and Services personnel.
Section VI: Complementary information
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click ‘Save' when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) - You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
"The successful contractor's performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Central Procurement Directorate for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate.”This framework agreement will primarily be used by the Department for Regional Development but may be used by other NICS Departments, their agencies and other Non Departmental Public Bodies.
Parties to the Framework
The participating bodies to the framework are listed below.
NI Civil Service Departments Party to the Framework.
Department for Regional Development.
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:
- Potentially in connection with integrated rural public transport schemes.
Department of Education:
- Potentially in connection with integrated schools transport schemes.
Department of the Environment:
- Planning Service - Potentially in connection with accessibility and catchment analyses and transport assessments;
- Driver and Vehicle Agency - Potentially in connection with demand forecasting to allow modelling of future trends in taxi, bus and heavy goods vehicle usage.
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety:
- Potentially in connection with integrated health-related transport schemes.
Department for Social Development:
- Potentially in connection with transport assessments of urban development schemes or public realm improvements.
Other Bodies:
Translink.
- Potentially in connection passenger demand forecasting and accessibility analyses
Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
- Potentially in connection with market research - both qualitative and quantitative
Strategic Investment Board
- Potentially in connection with public service demand forecasting and accessibility analyses.
During the lifetime of the framework other Non Departmental Public Bodies which require Transport Planning and Modelling Services assistance may be added to this agreement.
See Section VI.4.2
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).