✓Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 10:42.
Opportunity overview
Swindon Parish Council seeks to appoint a qualified Traffic & Transport consultant to support its technical review of the forthcoming planning application for development at Swindon Lane (Cheltenham Borough Council ref: 26/00833/SCREEN).
The appointed consultant will provide technical assessment, transport modelling review, volunteer survey oversight, and written responses under a flexible call-off arrangement between October 2026 and March 2027.
Tasks will be commissioned incrementally on a capped Time & Materials basis up to a total contract spend ceiling of £15,000 (excl. VAT).
Submission Requirements:
Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include company details, relevant experience, team CVs, hourly rates schedule, insurance details, and a conflict of interest statement.
Proposals must be submitted in PDF format by email to parish.clerk@swindonparish.org.uk before the closing deadline stated in this notice. Full details are provided in the attached RFQ document.
Classification
CPV71311200 — Transport systems consultancy services
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PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
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ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Swindon Parish Council is seeking a qualified Traffic & Transport consultant to support its technical review of a forthcoming planning application for the Swindon Lane development. The work includes technical assessment, transport-modelling review, volunteer-survey oversight and written responses, commissioned incrementally under a call-off arrangement.
Who this may suit
Suitable for traffic and transport consultancy providers able to evidence relevant experience, provide team CVs and hourly rates, and submit the required insurance and conflict-of-interest information.
Key points identified
Supplier typeQualified Traffic & Transport consultantEvidence: "Swindon Parish Council seeks to appoint a qualified Traffic & Transport consultant"
Relevant experienceMust be included in the proposalEvidence: "Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include company details, relevant experience"
Team CVsMust be included in the proposalEvidence: "Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include company details, relevant experience, team CVs"
94% approved-analysis confidence8 supplier criteria identified4 risks or unknowns
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Swindon Parish Council is seeking a qualified Traffic & Transport consultant to support its technical review of a forthcoming planning application for the Swindon Lane development. The work includes technical assessment, transport-modelling review, volunteer-survey oversight and written responses, commissioned incrementally under a call-off arrangement.
Who this may suit
Suitable for traffic and transport consultancy providers able to evidence relevant experience, provide team CVs and hourly rates, and submit the required insurance and conflict-of-interest information.
Key deliverables
Technical assessment
Transport modelling review
Volunteer survey oversight
Written responses
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
8 criteria identified
Supplier type
98% confidence
Qualified Traffic & Transport consultant
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"Swindon Parish Council seeks to appoint a qualified Traffic & Transport consultant"
Relevant experience
98% confidence
Must be included in the proposal
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"Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include company details, relevant experience"
Team CVs
98% confidence
Must be included in the proposal
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"Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include company details, relevant experience, team CVs"
Hourly rates schedule
98% confidence
Must be included in the proposal
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"Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include ... hourly rates schedule"
Insurance details
98% confidence
Must be included in the proposal; required insurance type and level are unknown
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"Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include ... insurance details"
Conflict of interest statement
98% confidence
Must be included in the proposal
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"Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs) and must include ... a conflict of interest statement"
SME suitability
98% confidence
Suitable for SMEs
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"suitable_for_sme": 1
VCSE suitability
98% confidence
Not marked suitable for VCSEs
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"suitable_for_vcse": 0
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value ceiling
99% confidence
£15,000 excluding VAT
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"total contract spend ceiling of £15,000 (excl. VAT)"
Pricing basis
99% confidence
Capped Time & Materials
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"Tasks will be commissioned incrementally on a capped Time & Materials basis"
Call-off arrangement
97% confidence
Flexible call-off arrangement
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"written responses under a flexible call-off arrangement"
Delivery
Delivery period
93% confidence
Between October 2026 and March 2027; supplied contract dates are 9 November 2026 to 31 March 2027
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"between October 2026 and March 2027"; "contract_start_at":"2026-11-09T00:00:00Z"; "contract_end_at":"2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00"
Delivery location
94% confidence
South West, United Kingdom
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Delivery location: "South West", "United Kingdom"
Submission method
99% confidence
PDF by email to parish.clerk@swindonparish.org.uk
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"Proposals must be submitted in PDF format by email to parish.clerk@swindonparish.org.uk"
"notice_type":"Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder"
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Scope and utilisation risk
96% confidence
Work will be commissioned incrementally, so the volume of work is not guaranteed up to the spend ceiling.
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"Tasks will be commissioned incrementally"; "up to a total contract spend ceiling of £15,000"
Commercial risk
99% confidence
The engagement is capped Time & Materials at £15,000 excluding VAT.
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"capped Time & Materials basis up to a total contract spend ceiling of £15,000 (excl. VAT)"
Submission compliance risk
99% confidence
Proposal is limited to five pages excluding CVs and must include insurance details and a conflict-of-interest statement.
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"Proposals must not exceed five pages (excluding CVs)"; "must include ... insurance details, and a conflict of interest statement"
Document dependency
98% confidence
The notice states that full details are in an attached RFQ, which has not been supplied as text; further scope and evaluation information may be in that document.
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"Full details are provided in the attached RFQ document."
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