Procurement Summary
Country: United Kingdom
Summary: Expression of Interest - Freight Analysis and Modelling Environment (Fame)
Deadline: 20 Apr 2026
Posting Date: 02 Apr 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 138866253
Document Ref. No.: EOI-FAME-0426
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
CPV Classification
63521000 - Freight transport agency services
60100000 - Road transport services
73110000 - Research services
71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
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This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice/Expression of Interest. The Department for Transport ('Department') is looking to develop an, in-house, Freight Analysis and Modelling Environment (FAME), centred on a new national freight transport model. We expect FAME will have the following capability/characteristics: • the ability to simulate the movement of freight flows, by both (aggregated) commodity and vehicles. • be multimodal and include competition between road, rail and domestic shipping services. • include both the domestic movement of goods, and also international maritime and rail services to the UK, including route choice for short-sea shipping and the channel tunnel services. • the ability to forecast freight demand and flows into the future, based on factors including population and economic projections • the ability to test different scenarios, based on a range of assumptions, to understand the impact on the national freight system. • built in the Python programming language. The Department is expecting to procure external support for the development of FAME this summer (2026) following an open procurement process. Ahead of this, we are looking to host a workshop where potential suppliers, or interested parties, are given an opportunity to share their thoughts on the Department's proposals for FAME. We hope this will ensure a realistic and feasible specification, timelines and contract terms, and also allow experts across industry to provide suggestions to h...
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