Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c26-b96e-73a7-911e-e690a1229535/cross-rail-2-affodability-review-2018 awarded GB direct award procedure Suitable for SMEs # Cross Rail 2 Affodability Review 2018 [The Department for Transport](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-department-for-transport) Estimated value £505,750 Published 29 May 2018 Deadline Closed 30 Mar 2018 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender "The Department received from TfL the SOBC for the proposed Crossrail 2 scheme in March this year. This was not accepted by BICC, primarily due to deficiencies in the Financial Case. The SoS and Mayor of London have agreed that an independent review should be carried out to assess the work done to date and examine options. Appointment panel members who will have overall responsibility for the delivery of the review. They will be responsible for: "• Strong and capable leadership and management of the Review being ultimately accountable for the conduct and conclusions of the Review. • Deliver a coherent and unified interim and end report that delivers against Minister's and Mayor's requirements • Work with both SROs to ensure that the review is delivering the required work to an appropriate standard and by the timelines instructed. • Coordination of the work across the 3 subject areas of cost and risk, funding and financing. Integrating the different strands into a coherent and unified whole that is compelling in its conclusions and credible in the work undertaken. • Management of the sub-panel chairs and other panel members to ensure effective and coherent delivery on their part. • Support the IPT Managing Director in managing workloads and requests from sub-panels and panel members. This includes to the advisors contracted to the IPT • Support the DfT in managing request to the independent advisors, ensuring that the scope and breadth of requests is reasonable balancing the need for independent advice, and value for money and contract limits. • Providing insight and guidance on the effective specification and delivery of multi-billion pound infrastructure schemes based on own relevant experience, skills, qualifications and knowledge. • Support the delivery of the report by the instructed timeline, including the specified checkpoints for Ministerial involvement. • Have responsibility for providing input and driving subject areas and workstreams to the highest standard possible. • Have collective reasonability for the quality, validity and robustness of the options (and any recommendations) of the Report • Ensure that the interim report deliver the necessary levels of assurance to allow Ministers to decide on next steps as part of Budget 2018 considerations. • Ensure that a full range of options are looked at in appropriate detail without prejudice and ensuring that the range are presented to Ministers to allow them to see a range of possible ways to proceed with the scheme. • Challenge existing assumptions, methods and conclusions of the previous SOBC and further work conducted in the summer of 2017. • Re-examine options previously discounted to ensure that they were not done so prematurely. • Work with other panel members to conceive; develop, refine and analyse; and reach conclusions around innovative options, possibilities and elements of the work. • Commission the IPT to deliver work and analysis as required to fulfil other responsibilities." Additional information: A total of 9 panel members have been appointed. 7 panel members are being paid by Department for Transport under contract reference A, D E, F ,G ,H and I. The other 2 x panel members under reference Contract B and C are being paid by Transport for London. Read full description ## CPV classification Financial and insurance services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7c6f156b-40be-46df-a40f-cb38e911e20c) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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