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TfW Accessibility Modelling Tool

Transport for Wales (TfW) · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 06:12.

Opportunity overview

TfW are seeking to establish a Research & Design partnership to develop and deliver an analytical methodology tool to measure and quantify the level of access and opportunity provided by the Welsh transport network, and future network proposals. The key output will be the development of an algorithm and model to quantify proximity analysis and access to opportunity analysis of the Bus and Rail networks. In addition to this, an MVP prototype of the front end interface will be developed. The model will be capable of digesting industry standard network file types. A Direct Award is justified under Schedule 5 (Section 41) of the Procurement Act 2023 – Special Cases – Prototypes and Development: (15) This justification allows for direct award when procuring a prototype or other novel good or service that is designed or developed at the request of the contracting authority. For example, procuring a solution to enable data to be shared securely between different agencies. A partnership project to develop a tool to measure access and opportunity of the transport network across Wales; strengthening Transport for Wales analytical capabilities. Specific requirement from an academic partner required to build and refine computational model. The skills and complexity required to meet the project objectives means that USW are a unique/the only Supplier of this service in the industry. As such, this is the most effective solution to deliver our needs.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£100k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
2 Jul 2026
Including VAT
£120k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-CHC 1140312
Location
Pontypridd, UKL15, CF37 1DL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
C001276.00
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Transport for Wales (TfW)
Id
GB-COH-09476013

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09476013

Address

Street Address
3 Llys Cadwyn
Locality
Pontypridd
Postal Code
CF37 4TH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL15

Contact

Name
TfW Procurement

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply
Organisation 2
Name
University of South Wales
Id
GB-CHC-1140312

Identifier

Scheme
GB-CHC
Id
1140312

Address

Street Address
Llantwit Road
Locality
Pontypridd
Postal Code
CF37 1DL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL15

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
48460000
Description
Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-CHC-1140312
Name
University of South Wales

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
TfW Accessibility Modelling Tool
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
3 Jul 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
6 Jul 2026, 00:00
Ends
5 Jul 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date
5 Jul 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Further period of up to one (1) year at TfW's discretion

Value

Including VAT
120,000
Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063508-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Jul 2026, 10:44
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Pontypridd · UKL15 · CF37 4TH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 050423-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 050443-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 063508-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·