Official UK procurement notice
Understanding Freight & Logistics: The Role of Local & Combined Authorities in the Development of Rail Freight Interchanges
Authority: Transport for the North (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTransport for the North wishes to appoint a Supplier to produce the next resource in the ‘Understanding freight and logistics’ series, the role of local and combined authorities in the development of rail freight interchanges. Further details of the contract can be found in the procurement documents.
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CPV: Research and development consultancy services · Transport systems consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£30,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Personnel & Organisational Capability: 30%
- Project Understanding: 25%
- Project Risk and Management: 10%
- Total Fixed Price: 30%
- Decarbonisation: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Total Fixed Price: Cost of Service
- Personnel & Organisational Capability: Personnel
- Project Understanding: Understanding
- Project Risk and Management: Risk
- Decarbonisation
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Authority reference
POLICY-25/26-10- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072441- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ddc9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
10 Nov 2025 → 1 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published346 days ago10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by321 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline321 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts294 days ago1 Jan 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published10 Nov 2025, 14:05 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender