Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-01-22
Buyer: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 66171000 | 71000000 | 71200000 | 71300000 | 71310000
Estimated value: 88000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-02-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) are looking to establish a Transport Professional Services Framework (TPS 2020) and appoint suitably qualified and experienced consultants for the supply of transport professional services over a 4-year term. This framework is split into strategic lots (1-9) and specialist sub-lots (A-Q)
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the transport delivery arm for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA). TfGM oversees transport and travel across Greater Manchester, home of the UK’s largest regional economy outside London and a diverse population of over 2 800 000 people. The TPS 2020 Framework covers a wide range of services, and is intended to provide an efficient, expeditious and commercially assessed, compliant procurement route to help meet our and named users upcoming consultancy and advisory support needs.
Professional advice and services relating to transport systems (all modes) including but not limited to all areas covered by:
It is envisaged that between 8 and 10 consultants are invited to each strategic lot and between 10 and 12 consultants will be invited to each specialist lot.
In each case, TfGM will look to invite the lowest number of consultants in the relevant range to each lot but reserves the right to invite up to the highest number of consultants in the range where scores are sufficiently close to reasonably make the additional invitations.
Professional advice and services related to railway and rapid transit systems including investigation, planning, design, operations, compliance, integration and maintenance activities.
It is envisaged that between eight (8) and ten (10) consultants are invited to each strategic lot and between ten (10) and twelve (12) consultants will be invited to each specialist lot.
In each case, TfGM will look to invite the lowest number of consultants in the relevant range to each Lot but reserves the right to invite up to the highest number of consultants in the range where scores are sufficiently close to reasonably make the additional invitations.
Professional advice and services related to intelligent transport systems, integration of technology systems, design of single mode and multi-modal control centres, and emerging future mobility solutions.
Support of the existing and future programme of intelligent transport systems work, in line with the objectives of the Local Transport Plan and Greater Manchester Transport Strategy 2040. Whilst taking into account the emerging TfGM future mobility strategy and the wider Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s digital strategy.
This includes a broad range of existing and emerging intelligent transport systems such as: RTPI, AVL, Smart ticketing, Signal Priority/Traffic Signal Pre-emption, Bus Lane Enforcement, Traffic and network management systems, UTMC and variable message signing, Incident Detection and management, vehicle to infrastructure systems, vehicle to vehicle systems, vehicle detection and classification, enforcement systems, sensors and other data collection approaches, communication systems including broadcast, network command and control, managed road networks VMS/PGI, system design, environmental monitoring, data visualisation, safety and security systems, Camera and other detection systems, driver and information systems, Adaptive traffic management, climate and weather monitoring and response systems and vehicle count systems..
It is envisaged that between eight (8) and ten (10) consultants are invited to each strategic lot and between ten (10) and twelve (12) consultants will be invited to each specialist lot.
In each case, TfGM will look to invite the lowest number of consultants in the relevant range to each Lot but reserves the right to invite up to the highest number of consultants in the range where scores are sufficiently close to reasonably make the additional invitations.
Professional advice and services related to all aspects of transport operations including but not limited to operational feasibility and performance, investigation, planning, outline and detailed design, operations and maintenance activities
It is envisaged that between eight (8) and ten (10) consultants are invited to each strategic lot and between ten (10) and twelve (12) consultants will be invited to each specialist lot.


Award value: 88000000