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Road and Rail Noise measuring tool

Department for Transport · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 22 Sept 2026, 11:21.

Opportunity overview

The Department for Transport (DfT) seeks to procure specialist technical expertise to finalise new road and rail noise calculation methods. As noise policy and assessment are devolved matters, adoption of the method outside England would be a decision for the relevant Devolved Administrations. The current methods, Calculation of Road Traffic Noise (CRTN, 1988) and Calculation of Railway Noise (CRN, 1995), no longer reflect modern vehicle technologies, infrastructure design or the latest evidence on environmental noise. New evidence-based methods have now been developed through joint research commissioned by the DfT, the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), National Highways (NH) and the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) and require completion before they can be used. This procurement will deliver the work needed to bring the new method to a fully usable and publishable standard. This includes consolidating the research outputs into a coherent four-part calculation method, producing an open-source reference implementation, completing outstanding integration and validation tasks, and supporting the Authority (DfT) during an initial beta testing period. The outcome will be a new single, authoritative document describing the calculation method for both road and rail noise that will supersede CRTN (1988) and CRN (1995).

Awarded to

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AECOM

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Published award value
£300k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PCLX-5446-YHDX
Location
London, UKI42, E1 8FA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
TRST3085
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The DfT is gearing up its resource to produced, publish, and manage the new methods of Road and Rail Noise Calculation but there is currently the equivalence of just over two full time equivalent policy professionals working on its delivery, within the DfT. Establishing a consortium of experts is the only reliable resource capable of delivering the technical knowledge, product design, operational testing and user ‘trouble shooting’ during a testing phase to fill the specialist knowledge/capability gaps which challenge the next stage of delivery of new methods of Road and Rail Noise Calculation. Furthermore, given the specialist expertise required to develop new methods for Road and Rail Noise Calculation, the UK offers only a limited pool of professionals. A consortium approach provides the most effective means of engaging and leveraging this expertise. Government funding has already enabled Defra, National Highways, and the Rail Safety Standards Board to develop initial methods documents with support from external expert suppliers. To deliver Point-to-point implementation, ISO testing, and user group support and clarifications during live 'beta phase’ implementation alongside subsequent addressing and fixing of issues that emerge requires technical and expertise. The beta development is critically dependent on the user group support and clarifications during a 1- to 2-year testing phase, as users of new methods will be relying on immediate support to resolve issues or provide workarounds. Neither DfT and the other government departments or arm's length bodies (ALBs) possess the technical and sector knowledge to support all aspects of this methods delivery (nor would it be feasible to resource this internally). This STA proposal will enable the DfT to: 1. retain the intellectual property rights (IPR) of work completed to date (four extensive reports with total sunken costs of over >£250,000), future work, and final methods documents. 2. identify and resolve outstanding evidence/resource gaps including re-writing of existing code used for the HARMONOISE method, resolving some issues around the source and propagation interface (such as retro-diffraction), testing it in line with ISO 17534 (est. 30 test cases to benchmark against). 3. provide detailed technical and subject matter expertise and support during a period of live ‘beta testing’ based on the initial methods and associated digital architecture (i.e. coding). 4. publish final methods in an open access (freely accessible) format. 5. retain commercial insight to help develop a departmental framework to ensure the long-standing management of the methods and associated regulatory framework.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Department for Transport
Id
GB-PPON-PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLTC-5358-LTWZ

Address

Street Address
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
AECOM
Id
GB-PPON-PCLX-5446-YHDX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCLX-5446-YHDX

Address

Street Address
Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 8FA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI42

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Road and Rail Noise measuring tool
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes

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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
360,000
Amount
300,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCLX-5446-YHDX
Name
AECOM

Contract period

Starts
7 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
7 Mar 2029, 23:59

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
089432-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Sept 2026, 09:44
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
5 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 089432-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·