# Dispatch Method Evaluation and Reports

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [HS2](/buyers/hs2/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd](/contract-winners/frazer-nash-consultancy/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £24,225
- Tender value: £24,225
- Award date: 21 April 2017
- Published: 13 June 2017
- Contract start: 26 April 2017
- Contract end: 16 June 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2897a0d9-451e-4fa9-890e-d9ebef9fc1f6-154023
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-37ce89d2-2b7a-4e70-89ed-74cad6050bbe

## Description

HS2 Ltd has awarded a contract to engage a Supplier to evaluate potential dispatch methods and work collaboratively with HS2 Ltd to develop recommendations for the preferred option\. To progress towards a decision, the Supplier will conduct research and produce a detailed paper on the benefits/drawbacks of each method, to include case studies highlighting where the identified options are utilised currently\. On the completion of this Contract, the HS2 Ltd Train Operations team will have a clear understanding of: • Available dispatch methods, their benefits, potential disadvantages, associated risks and likely costs; • Compliance and potential misalignment with Rail Safety and Standards Board \(RSSB\) and HS2 documentation; • System definition and system safety plan; and • Safety analysis required and risk assessments\. Following a sub-OJEU open competition advertised via the Contracts Finder website \(see previous opportunity notice at: https://www\.contractsfinder\.service\.gov\.uk/Notice/1ff079ca-5e8a-4696-8d4a-1b6cf9271203\) the Contract has been awarded to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2897a0d9-451e-4fa9-890e-d9ebef9fc1f6-154023)