Pipeline Framework: Agglomeration Elasticities: Updating the Evidence Base

A pipeline has been launched for Agglomeration Elasticities: Updating the Evidence Base.The contract start Date is 03 September 2018. Approach to market date is 31 July 2018.The Department for Transport (DfT) is keen to continue its work examining how well connected an area is and how productive its workers are by refreshing and extending the evidence base on agglomeration elasticities, and invites Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from potential providers of the service.DfT currently intends to bring this to market by the end of July 2018.Further information, including guidance on responding to this EOI exercise, is available in the attached document.All dates and values are indicative only, and DfT encourages constructive feedback in any responses from suppliers. This market sounding exercise is informal and non-binding for all parties. Any such expression would be totally confidential, and used only to inform DfT’s approach to market.The response deadline for this EOI exercise is 5pm, 05/07/2018.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Great Minster House,76 Marsham Street, LONDON, SW1P4DR, England. Email: jenny.turvey@dft.gov.uk. (Jenny Turvey)