Official UK procurement notice
Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - IER Client Management , Panel Management and Strategic Support
Authority: Cheshire West and Chester Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£140,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 28 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to POLYGON PLACE STRATEGY LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) is commissioning an Independent Economic Review (IER) to provide an authoritative evidence base to inform the Combined Authority's strategic priorities, emerging strategies and investment decisions.
The IER will be delivered by a separately procured consultant team. CWCA requires independent client-side support to manage the commission, oversee delivery, support governance arrangements, and ensure the review remains aligned to wider Combined Authority priorities and programmes.
The successful supplier will provide:
- IER clienting and programme management support.
- Independent panel recruitment, administration and secretariat support.
- Access to additional strategic advisory support through a call-off facility.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure 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
- 19 Aug 2026, 08:31 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 08:31 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078747- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e704Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published19 Aug 2026, 08:31 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £140,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| POLYGON PLACE STRATEGY LTDSME | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · POLYGON PLACE STRATEGY LTDSME
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2026
- Value
- £140,000
- Period
- 28 Jul 2026 – 31 May 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2027 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 3 month optional extension
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- POLYGON PLACE STRATEGY 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