Northamptonshire Strategic Transport Model

Description

A Procurement process was undertaken in order to provide a Northamptonshire Strategic Transport Model (NSTM) onto a single platform capable of assessing changes in travel demand in response to changes in highway infrastructure, public transport provision, population and employment or retail facilities across the County of Northamptonshire. This was procured on behalf of both North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council, with West Northamptonshire Council being the contract owner. This UK5 notice is to provide transparency that North Northamptonshire Council is entering into it's own contract to utilise the platform which was created, with that contract being between North Northamptonshire Council and AECOM.

Key facts

Procedure

Direct award

Lots

1

Contact

procurement@northnorthants.gov.uk

Contract period

1 Dec 2026 → 31 Mar 2032

Value incl. VAT

£840k

Category

services

Awarded suppliers

• AECOM LIMITED · GB-COH-01846493 · UKI42, GB

Ground given for limiting competition

The buyer’s own stated reason for awarding without open competition, as published. Their assertion, not a finding.

Following a procurement process (award notice can be found here https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/451789a1-af93-40e2-a431-f193274bffb8?origin=SearchResults&p=1) AECOM has provided a single platform capable of assessing changes in travel demand in response to changes in highway infrastructure, public transport provision, population and employment or retail facilities across the County of Northamptonshire. North Northamptonshire Council is now entering into it's own contract with AECOM, in order to utilise this model which had previously been created. AECOM is the only provider able to operate the bespoke model they created, and re-procurement would be nonviable, costly, and technically unsuitable.