Professional Services Frameworks 3: Transport Planning & Impact Monitoring and Environmental Services

Description

This Professional Services Frameworks 3: Transport Planning & Impact Monitoring and Environmental Services is to establish a framework to procure transport and environmental consultancy services for Transport for London and the Greater London Authority.

In order to develop Road Safety interventions that are appropriately targeted and deliver maximum casualty reduction benefits, it is necessary to carry out a range of road safety research and data analysis. The research and analysis will be consistent with the goals and ambitions of the Vision Zero Action Plan and the Vision Zero Action Plan Progress Report plan and will cover the different categories of investigation

This Lot encompasses the statistical modelling, and bespoke analysis that sits outside of the TfL Strategic Models (i.e. MoTiON). It includes the ability to analyse data to reach an understanding of travel behaviour and patterns (for personal, business and goods travel) and the behavioural response to policies or schemes. It also includes the ability to use mathematical modelling, machine learning and data science techniques to develop forecasting tools tailored to requirements

This category of work includes the development and application of strategic multi-mode models. It includes the process of constructing, calibrating and validating such models.

The undertaking of feasibility and design studies to assess options for improvements to the transport network and additions (stand-alone or as a package) to accommodate new or significantly intensified land use development in areas of regeneration. Options to be tested could include rail and bus station enhancements, interchange improvements, changes to rail or bus service patterns, new or extended public transport networks, improvements to existing roads including traffic, bus priority, cycling or pedestrian improvements, or construction of new roads. Studies can include some or all of the following - surveys, multi-modal demand forecasting, public transport assignment modelling, local or strategic highway modelling, pedestrian flow modelling using software such as Pedroute or Legion, technical design and engineering. Consultants will be required to undertake optioneering work to scope out a range of potential options and to identify the best performing options against TfL's objectives including the Mayor's Transport Strategy.

TfL provides robust, evidence-based strategic transport planning and policy advice to the Mayor, London Assembly, local authorities and HM Government, as well as to inform its own projects and business decisions. This work ensures London's diverse transport needs are met with appropriate provision of transport services over timescales of twenty years or more and as demonstrated in the Mayor's Transport Strategy (MTS).
TfL ensures its own operations and new transport investments address the Mayor's desired outcomes as specified in the MTS and London Plan, ensuring best possible value for money.
This area covers the analysis and optioneering to develop strategic transport options for London that respond to the capital's growth and policy agendas. Central to this is the Healthy Streets Approach that TfL applies to the whole transport system to help create: healthy streets and healthy people; a good public transport experience; and new homes and jobs.

This lot requires that suppliers are able to support with the following:
-Expertise in the calculation of transport welfare impacts identified in DfT's TAG (Transport analysis guidance - GOV.UK). This includes economic, social, environmental and distributional impacts.
• Expertise in land use appraisal including MHCLG's Appraisal Guide (The MHCLG Appraisal Guide - GOV.UK) and Homes England's notes on measuring social value (Homes England: Measuring Social Value - GOV.UK), including an understanding of how this interacts with transport appraisal to produce joint appraisals.
• Expertise in how interventions can influence economic productivity, and the implications of this both for competition within London and for London's competitiveness on an international scale.
• Expertise in the appraisal of the impact of public transport interventions on TfL and Train Operating Company (TOC) revenues.

Transport for London undertakes studies into all modes of transport. The production of these studies involves the use of a wide range of transport data. This category includes the management and delivery of a wide variety of transport surveys including data collection and processing, geocoding and analysis.
TfL aims to understand the patterns of travel at an individual and household level and to explore the potential for change or the impacts of schemes and policy interventions.
This may range from simple origin/destination postcard surveys to complex Stated Preference exercises and longitudinal panel surveys. Suppliers will be expected to offer expertise in quantitative social research methods, from survey design/testing and sampling, through to survey administration (face-to-face, by telephone and online), data processing/cleaning/weighting, analysis and reporting

TfL recognises that public and stakeholder engagement and consultation helps us to make better informed decisions and makes us more accountable to the public. We have a dedicated Consultation Team within the Local Communities Partnership Team (LCP) which delivers c. 40 consultations a year. In instances where there are a large number of responses, programme timeframes are particularly challenging or the consultation is on a sensitive topic and there is a need for objectivity, we seek a third-party to analyse the responses to the consultation. There are typically about 10 consultations a year that we require external analysis for. The size of these can differ with response rates typically ranging between the low thousands and sometimes with highs in excess of 50,000.
A core part of LCP's role is to provide robust analysis of consultation responses to project managers and decision makers, including the Mayor of London. High quality analysis assists us to make the best possible business decisions to allow London's transport services to continue to keep London moving, working and growing to make life in the city better; delivering on the aims of the Mayors Transport Strategy.
There has been a steady growth in both the transparency agenda and in popular participation, wherever increasing numbers wish to express an opinion on important issues. Growing expectations and participation have created a need for robust processes and an increasing number of judicial reviews are creating a body of consultation case law, with the consulting organisation's ability to demonstrate 'conscientious consideration' of consultee views at its heart

The GLA and TfL make extensive use of modelling for quantifying the impact of policies on environmental issues, particularly local air quality, at the strategic (city) level and for supporting scheme development.
The supplier shall demonstrate their ability to carry out modelling, monitoring, interpretation and other specific technical support services that supports policy and allows a better understanding of the impacts and implications of air quality related interventions.

The supplier is required to offer technical expertise and support for ecology-related surveys, management and monitoring to support TfL's development projects and other related initiatives, including those that require ecology and landscape input as part of Environmental Impact Assessments. These surveys could include, but are not limited to:
• Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and associated advice, for example, to support the delivery and ongoing reporting of biodiversity net gain (including completion of the statutory biodiversity net gain metric)
• other habitat surveys (terrestrial and aquatic) and associated advice
• protected species surveys and associated advice
• invasive species surveys and associated advice on, for example, weed control
• arboricultural surveys and associated landscape management advice

The supplier is required to offer technical expertise and support on all aspects of green infrastructure and biodiversity policy, innovation, data analysis and research. This could include, but is not limited to:
• natural capital accounting
• the analysis of remote-sensed data to detect change over time in, for example, green cover, canopy cover and biodiversity units
• assessing the feasibility and potential establishment of a habitat bank
• nature-related risk assessment
• advising on potential TfL green infrastructure maintenance and management methods to maximise the delivery of outcomes relating to green infrastructure- and biodiversity-related legislation and policy, whilst meeting TfL's stringent operational safety and performance requirements.

The supplier is required to provide technical expertise to conduct assessments for health, equalities or socio-economic impacts of proposed policies and scheme development.
Health impact assessment
The health impacts of transport include, but are not limited to, the impact on physical activity, illness, air quality, noise, road danger, community severance and climate change, as well as access to key community services including health and social care and access for the emergency services. The supplier is required to assess these impacts as well as impacts relating to inclusion and accessibility such as affordability, confidence to navigate transport system and safety and crime (both actual and perceived). The supplier is required to provide support and advice on the assessment of the likely effects of TfL/GLA projects on the community in general and/or their health and wellbeing.
Socio-economic impact assessment
Impacts to be considered by this assessment include, but are not limited to, the impact of the proposal on different types and spatial locations of business, including the impact on SMEs; the business sectors which are most affected and what could be done to minimise this; the impact of the proposal on employment and the wider economic impacts on London and the UK. The supplier is required to carry out socio-economic assessments of projects and develop strategies to maximise the benefits that can be derived.
Equality impact assessment
Under the Equalities Act 2010, TfL has a Public Sector Equality Duty to ensure that decisions are made in such a way as to minimise any negative impact on people from relevant protected characteristic groups and to promote equality of opportunity and good relations. In line with best practice and utilising data available from the GLA and TfL, the impact on groups who have the potential to be socially excluded such as those on low incomes or from deprived communities should also be included.

To ensure all necessary environmental assessments are carried out to secure the relevant consent through TCPA, TWAO & DCO process. Lead Environmental Assessments/Evaluations and the Sustainability Appraisal process in conjunction with TfL/GLA specialists, ensuring environmental impacts are appropriately identified, avoided, minimised and mitigated and enhancements optimised.
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is the tool used to assess significant environmental effects of a project on the environment and is required to secure consent under TCPA, TWAO and DCO applications.
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) relates the assessment to the plans and programmes proposed by the Organisation.
The supplier will be required to carry out EIA's for projects and SEA's for relevant plans and programmes in line with statutory requirements.
The supplier must be adaptive to any updates to the EIA/SEA process, identifying and implementing any changes to current environmental legislation at the earliest opportunity as well as manging any associated risk to obtaining consent.

The supplier is required to offer technical expertise and support on noise and vibration.
The supplier shall demonstrate:
• Their ability to undertake environmental impact assessments and appraisals specific to noise and vibration - especially transport related noise;
• Their ability to undertake noise monitoring and modelling ;
• Their ability to advise on legislation compliance and mitigation
• Their knowledge in ambient noise research with focus on health and psychological impacts of transport related noise on communities and how it pertains to noise assessment and future development of noise policy
• Expert witness support during public enquiry/examination if required

The supplier is required to provide technical expertise to support a range of aspects relating to physical climate risks and adaptation, in line with the Mayor's objectives, TfL's Corporate Environment Plan and TfL's Climate Change Adaptation Plan. Suppliers are required to have a strong understanding of London's key climate hazards, how these are likely to affect its transport networks, and how they can be cost-effectively managed.
The supplier is required to have up to date expertise in a range of modelling, mapping, data analysis and risk assessment methods in relation to physical climate risks.

The supplier is required to provide technical expertise to support a range of aspects relating to adaptation, in line with the Mayor's objectives, TfL's Corporate Environment Plan and TfL's Climate Change Adaptation Plan. Suppliers are required to have a strong understanding of London's key climate hazards, how these are likely to affect its transport networks, and how they can be cost-effectively managed.
The supplier is required to have expertise in the latest developments in transport sector-relevant climate change adaptation measures, to support TfL's aim to keep our staff and customers safe while providing sustainable, reliable and attractive services in the face of climate change.

The supplier is required to offer climate risk and adaptation technical expertise and support for TfL's development projects and other related initiatives, including those that require climate risk and adaptation input as part of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA).

The supplier is required to provide technical expertise to support all aspects of climate change mitigation and assessments of energy and carbon requirements in line with the Mayor's objectives. The supplier will be required to provide technical expertise, modelling and analysis to assess energy and carbon implications of strategic policy decisions on decarbonisation pathways, carbon reduction targets or budgets and technological uptake

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