Engineering services. Radio broadcast transmission services. Architectural and related services. Civil engineering consultancy services. Transport systems consultancy services. Highways consultancy services. Railway engineering services. Infrastructure works consultancy services. Health and safety consultancy services. Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works. Geotechnical engineering services. Urban planning and landscape architectural services. Construction consultancy services. Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services. Technical analysis or consultancy services. Laboratory services. IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support. Systems and technical consultancy services. Research and development services and related consultancy services. Research services. Marine research services. Research consultancy services. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. Market research services. Economic research services. Environmental issues consultancy services. Framework agreement for the provision of a wide range of transport-related technical and engineering advice, consultancy and research services in respect of road, rail, air and water transport in support of the policy and business of the Department, its agencies and NDPBs, and by agreement with all parties, other public sector organisations within the UK.

The framework agreement(s) shall be for use by or on behalf of the Department, its executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies, and by other UK public sector bodies (and their statutory successors and organisations created as a result of reorganisation or organisational changes), as listed in SI 2006 No5 at: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20060005.htm.

These will include:

— Central government departments, executive agencies and NDPBs.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm;

http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/my-civil-service/networks/regional/index.aspx,

— Public corporations.

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/pesa09_chapter8.pdf,

— Local authorities.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/AToZOfLocalCouncils/DG_A-Z_LG),

— Office of rail regulation - http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk,

— Technology strategy board - http://www.innovateuk.org – where the work is funded by the Department,

— Rail safety and standards board (RSSB) http://www.rssb.co.uk/whoweare/index.asp – where the work is funded by the Department,

— Scottish public bodies and local authorities.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies.

Welsh public bodies and local authorities.

http://new.wales.gov.uk.

Northern Ireland public sector bodies and local authorities.

http://www.northernireland.gov.uk.