Transport systems consultancy services

Tender description

The HS2 Connectivity Programme includes a 48 600 000 GBP package of improvements in Sutton Coldfield to transform the town's connectivity to HS2. Within that is 19 000 000 GBP for the Sutton Coldfield HS2 Gateway. This investment opportunity would deliver a new transport hub for Sutton Coldfield as well as the possibility of creating new homes and jobs in Sutton Coldfield Town Centre. It would provide an economic gateway to the HS2 station at Curzon through game-changing connectivity enhancements to/from Sutton Coldfield by bus, Sprint and rail whilst also enhancing transport integration with the wider town centre. Please note that this project is heavily focussed on delivery of high quality urban design as a mechanism to transform integration and movement within Sutton Coldfield Town Centre. It is, therefore, expected that the commission is urban design led, with transport/highway multi-disciplinary support to deliver preliminary design, modelling and outline business case. Please see Section II.1.4 above and the Consultants Brief for further details of the specific tasks involved with this commission. In summary they are as follows: Task 1 — Option Development; Task 2 — Lower Parade Bus Review; Task 3 — Consultation / Concept Design finalization; Task 4 — Preliminary Design; Task 5 — Risk; Task 6 — Microsimulation model; Task 7 — Outline Business Case; Task 8 — Park and Ride (please note Task 8 is optional and is subject to availability of suitable funding). Please note that the outputs from Tasks 1 — 7 inclusive are required to be completed within 5 months of appointment.