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Transport Consultant for Edinburgh BioQuarter

University Of Edinburgh · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:44.

Opportunity overview

The University is appointing a supplier as Transport Consultant for the ongoing requirements relating to the Edinburgh BioQuarter project.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Contract value
£392.1k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Feb 2025
Award ID
005726-2025-NCA31091-1
Status
active
Location
Edinburgh, UKM, EH1 2BB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71311200 — Transport systems consultancy services
  • CPV71220000 — Architectural design services
  • CPV71240000 — Architectural, engineering and planning services

Lots

  • Provision of transport planning consultancy expertise to support the development of the Edinburgh BioQuarter site. This procurement process covers all upcoming requirements. This contract will follow a phased approach, oulined below: Phase 1: Travel Planning: Ongoing Travel Plan coordination including arrangements of events across the campus to support staff to travel sustainably. Design, administration and analysis of EBQ Travel Survey. Phase 2: Stage 3&4 Design: Internal Gaps. Phase 3: Stage 3&4 Design: External Gaps. Phase 4: Travel Planning: Full Travel Plan review and update following the 24/25 travel survey. Implementation of a car sharing scheme. Refinement of Mobility Hub requirements and costing. Ongoing Travel Plan Coordination. Phase 5: Travel Plan Coordination. The contract commencement date is 10th February 2025. It is anticipated that this contract will be in place for a period of 3 years, with no options to extend.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NCA31091
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
It is essential that a suitable Transport Consultant is appointed as soon as possible for the Edinburgh BioQuarter project for a Travel Survey to be undertaken in early 2025 to gain data for future proposals. The complexity of the work across multiple elements of the Travel Planning that need to work together requires familiarity of the site and a high degree of technical knowledge of the project and the associated requirements and challenges.

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
71311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport systems consultancy services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Provision of transport planning consultancy expertise to support the development of the Edinburgh BioQuarter site. This procurement process covers all upcoming requirements. This contract will follow a phased approach, oulined below: Phase 1: Travel Planning: Ongoing Travel Plan coordination including arrangements of events across the campus to support staff to travel sustainably. Design, administration and analysis of EBQ Travel Survey. Phase 2: Stage 3&4 Design: Internal Gaps. Phase 3: Stage 3&4 Design: External Gaps. Phase 4: Travel Planning: Full Travel Plan review and update following the 24/25 travel survey. Implementation of a car sharing scheme. Refinement of Mobility Hub requirements and costing. Ongoing Travel Plan Coordination. Phase 5: Travel Plan Coordination. The contract commencement date is 10th February 2025. It is anticipated that this contract will be in place for a period of 3 years, with no options to extend.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
100
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
0

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71240000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, engineering and planning services
Entry 2
Id
71220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural design services

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-2023
Name
University Of Edinburgh

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKM75
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1HT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Charles Stewart House, 9-16 Chambers Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
BODY_PUBLIC
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Body governed by public law
Entry 2
Id
09
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Education

Identifier

Legal Name
University Of Edinburgh

Contact

Name
James Clarke
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-138370
Name
Mòr Transport Development Place

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKM
Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 2BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19 Rutland Square

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Mòr Transport Development Place

Contact

Telephone
+44 7841637694
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-131026
Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Edinburgh
Postal Code
EH1 1LB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Edinburgh Sheriff Court, 27 Chambers Street

Identifier

Legal Name
Edinburgh Sheriff Court & Justice of the Peace Court

Award information

Award 1
Id
005726-2025-NCA31091-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-138370
Name
Mòr Transport Development Place

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005726-2025-NCA31091-1
Status
active
Award ID
005726-2025-NCA31091-1
Date Signed
10 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
392,056
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Edinburgh · UKM75 · EH1 1HT · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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