Leicestershire Transport and Land Use Planning and Modelling Consultancy Services – 3031/14.

Descriptions

Transport systems consultancy services. Highways consultancy services. Systems consultancy services. Transport system consultancy services. Highways consultancy services. Systems consultancy Services. Leicestershire County Council is seeking to establish a framework agreement with several consultants for the provision of transport and land use planning and modelling consultancy advice. The prime purpose of the advice will be to support the Council in its use of its comprehensive transport model (‘The Leicester and Leicestershire Integrated Transport Model’ (LLITM)).In light of the different types of consultancy advice required by the Council, the framework will be divided into the following lots:Lot 1 – Operational Panel for LLITM Transport Models – This lot will require consultants to provide transport modelling and planning services and advice to Leicestershire County Council, its partners and other external bodies. The service will require the operation of the LLITM and provision of technical advice on its maintenance. In particular, consultants will be required to provide services in the following specialist software applications:— Highway Supply Model (Saturn)— Public Transport Supply Model (EMME)— Demand Model (EMME)— Environmental Analysis Suite (EASE)Lot 2 – Operational Panel for LLITM Land-Use Model (DELTA) – This lot will require consultants to provide services and advice on land-use modelling; assisting with the operation of the existing land-use model, and the creation and maintenance of such models through to the application on studies using the DELTA specialist software.Lot 3 – Comprehensive Transport Advisory Service and Support Panel – This lot will require consultants to provide comprehensive transport advice and support services.It is intended that three to five consultants will be appointed to each lot, however the number of consultants offered a place on the framework will depend in part upon the number and nature of bids received. Tenderers are invited to bid for one, several or all of these lots.Whilst predominantly for use by Leicestershire County Council, the framework will also be open for use by Leicester City Council, District Councils in Leicestershire and other relevant organisations approved and authorised by Leicestershire County Council to use or have access to the LLITM.