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NorTMS External Audit

Buyer: Transport for the North →

BuyerTransport for the North
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published29 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Transport for the North (TfN) wishes to appoint a supplier to undertake a full audit of all the model inputs and outputs in the Northern Transport Modelling System (NorTMS) and to provide an audit report with recommendations for areas requiring improvement. The supplier must be an expert CUBE model reviewer with competent Python skills as some elements of NorTMS are coded in Python, and who has not worked with NorTMS or related to any TfN framework directly involved in NorTMS. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=973760832

Lot details

Lot 1

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Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

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Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
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Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

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Related procurements

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Awards

Contracts

1

Statusactive
Value£50,000

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Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051df9
Latest release ID052579-2025
Latest release timestampFri Aug 29 2025 15:06:38 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 Aug 2025award, contract052579-2025
22 May 2025tender024913-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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