Official UK procurement notice
Future Transport Modelling - Strategic Advice
Authority: Transport for Wales (TFW) (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for Wales (TfW) is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the development of a potential future procurement for the provision of strategic transport modelling advisory services.
TfW currently maintains and operates a suite of multi-modal regional transport models covering South East Wales, South West and Mid Wales, and North Wales. These models are used to support the appraisal of transport interventions, investment decisions, policy development and future scenario testing across Wales.
The proposed requirement, referred to as Future Transport Modelling – Strategic Advice, would provide independent expert advice to help shape the future direction of TfW's transport modelling capability. The successful supplier would be expected to assess the current modelling landscape, identify opportunities for innovation and improvement, advise on approaches to addressing future uncertainty, and develop a phased roadmap for the evolution of TfW's modelling capability.
The scope is anticipated to include advice relating to:
- The evolution of TfW's existing regional transport models;
- Opportunities for innovation, including emerging modelling approaches, artificial intelligence, big-data analytics and open-source solutions;
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- Scenario planning and uncertainty analysis; and
- The development of a future transport modelling roadmap.
The requirement is intended to provide strategic advice only. TfW will retain responsibility for decision-making and implementation through its existing transport modelling arrangements.
CPV: Data analysis services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Research consultancy services · Transport systems consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:41 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:41 BST
- Authority reference
C001358.00- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f2a
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today2 Oct 2026, 08:41 BST
- Market engagementin 31 days1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Transport for Wales is seeking feedback from organisations with relevant expertise to support the development of this potential future requirement. The purpose of this market engagement exercise is to test the proposed scope, delivery model, contract principles and anticipated deliverables, and to more…
better understand market capability and interest. TfW is seeking feedback on the proposed scope, delivery model and contract principles to help ensure the requirement is clear, practical, deliverable and aligned with market capability. Feedback will also be used to understand how the proposed arrangement would operate alongside TfW's existing Regional Transport Modelling contracts and to assess supplier interest in any future opportunity. Suppliers wishing to participate in the engagement exercise are invited to request a copy of the draft scope and questionnaire by emailing: [email protected]. The deadline for requesting the draft scope and questionnaire is Friday 30th October 2026, and the deadline for submitting feedback is Sunday 1st November 2026. Responses will be used to inform the development of the requirement and any future procurement strategy. Participation in this engagement exercise will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any future procurement process. - Tender notice expectedin 71 days11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 150 days1 Mar 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Oct 2026, 08:41 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Transport for Wales Rail LtdContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender