We author business cases and funding applications, undertaking robust value for money assessments to appraise the case for various projects and programmes. We are known for pioneering the wider economic benefits approach to transport appraisal through our work on Crossrail. In more recent years, we have produced a range of robust business cases, with uses ranging from housing to new transport infrastructure. Projects include business cases for Parliament Square regeneration and Regent Street public realm and economic cases for a Sheffield Supertram extension and new West London Orbital railway line.
We work with local authorities, local councils and other public bodies to produce forward-looking strategies including economic strategies, skills strategies and economic needs assessments. Our recent work includes developing an economic strategy and skills strategy for the city of Peterborough, an economic strategy for Bedford Town Centre and the economic needs assessment for Huntingdonshire.
We carry out evaluations — particularly impact evaluations — to assess the effectiveness of programmes and draw out lessons learned for future delivery. We have worked on the evaluation for the Elizabeth Line, European Regional Development Fund projects, local major schemes and the national evaluation of Free Bikes schemes.
