Official UK procurement notice
Bus Network Review Phase 2
Authority: Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£84,178published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Jan 2026no call for competition
Awarded to SYSTRA Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo implement initial phases of bus network improvements in Blackburn with Darwen and undertake preparatory work for later phase implementation. This follows the Bus Network Review, conducted in late 2025.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMT
- Authority reference
DN803630- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-009018- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06145bFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published2 Feb 2026, 14:26 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £84,1781 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYSTRA Limited | £84,178 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Bus Network Review 2026 · SYSTRA Limited
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £84,178
- Period
- 3 Feb 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Systra LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender