Description of the goods or services required
Gwynedd Council are looking for a consultant to work with officers to review the authority’s Active Travel Network.
To deliver Active Travel improvements in the area, the local authority aims to;-
• Identify existing active travel networks within selected settlements.
• Identify new active travel facilities that delivers integration between key origins and destinations within the selected settlements.
• Identify possible new routes, which links outlining areas to main settlements.
• Unlock major employment sites with active travel solutions to replace single occupancy car trips for short distance journeys.
• Ensure that schools and other education facilities are fully accessible by active travel modes.
There are a number of expectations and requirements relating to network development, outlined through the available Active Travel delivery guidance. Key within these are:
• Networks of routes that are ambitious, aiming to connect people to all key destinations which must include all current and planned schools.
• Engagement is an essential part of the process for preparing and reviewing Active Travel Network Maps and ideas should be developed collaboratively and in partnership with communities.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=106323
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