Advisory and consultative engineering services

Tender description

The RSA previously published a contract notice seeking tenders for the establishment of a multi party framework for the provision of consultancy services in relation to connected and autonomous mobility that will last for a period of 4 years (the ‘Framework’). Having evaluated the tenders received, the RSA has now concluded a framework agreement with the three suppliers identified as having submitted the three most economically advantageous tenders. Details of the framework agreement are set out in this notice. The scope of the framework agreement comprises of services relating to CAM technologies, policy and governance. The types of services that may be required over the framework agreement Term, may include, but are not limited to, the following: • professional research services including data collection and/or collation; • data analysis • safety/risk assessments; • provision of specialist advice and/or recommendations; • cost benefit analysis; • report writing; • preparation of guidance documentation; • preparation of stakeholder communication plans; • impact assessments; • feasibility studies. The services falling under the framework scope may relate to (but are not limited to) the following topics: • legislative impacts and how CAVs might be accommodated in existing legislation; • educating other road users on the operation, performance and predictability of CAVs on the road; • recommendations for adapting the driver testing and licencing towards semi and fully autonomous vehicles in the future; • data protection and cyber-crime; • CAV off-road and on-road testing; • business transformation relating to CAM; • safety assurance; • liability and insurance issues for road users; • consumer acceptance and understanding of CAV, including initiatives to promote associated safety technologies; • transport network, traffic efficiency/safety impact model simulations; • environmental considerations/carbon savings; • intelligent transport systems; • mobility as a service; • use of CAV in Road Freight and Public Transport; • autonomous vehicle (‘AV’) and CAV Roadworthiness testing; • mobility inclusion studies — elderly and impaired users; • advances in/strategic planning for enforcement.