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Published 4 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Barrow Multi Modal Transport Study

Official notice

Authority: Westmorland and Furness Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£216,000£216,000 inc. VAT25.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Apr 2026awarded 20 May 2026
Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Contract term 6 moends 30 Nov 2026 · starts 10 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Barrow Multi-Modal Transport Study. The study will assess the impact of jobs and economic growth in Barrow through the use of scenarios and identify potential intervention measures required to support this growth.

CPV: Infrastructure works consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£216,000
Contract period: 10 Jun 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 (6 mo)Value: £216,000 exc. VAT · £216,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT
Last source update
6 Jul 2026, 15:32 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 May 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019456
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Infrastructure works consultancy services
Delivery area
North West (UKD12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066209 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
7 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
31 Mar 2026, 14:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference DN808767) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. if you are not already

registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you.

Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity.

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:

(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and

(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.

Timeline

4 Mar 2026 → 6 Jul 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published238 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by211 days ago
    31 Mar 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline204 days ago
    7 Apr 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by173 days ago
    7 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent149 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Contract starts140 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published114 days ago
    6 Jul 2026, 15:32 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 13:25 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Jul 2026, 15:32 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Jul 2026, 15:32 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £134,9001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 124 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED13 Jul 2026 – 15 Jan 2027£134,90020 May 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
12final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Westmorland and Furness Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYYD-1758-YNVR South Lakeland House, Kendal, North West, LA9 4DQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01312453GB-PPON: PZJN-8211-DBBV 8 Fitzroy Street, London, London, W1T 4BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender