DfT Provision of National Freight Model

The Department for Transport is procuring a supplier to develop a new National Freight Model, a cross-modal freight modelling capability to support transport policy development, appraisal, and forecasting across the UK for road, rail, and maritime modes. The contract includes design, development, calibration, validation, and implementation of a multimodal model capable of estimating current and future freight demand and flows, supporting analysis of domestic and international freight movements, and enabling assessment of policy interventions and scenario testing. The supplier must deliver model documentation, methodologies, stakeholder engagement, training, and ensure the Department can independently operate and maintain the model post-completion.