Chief HR Advisory Licence

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG)

Awarded value£124,200published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to GARTNER U.K. LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Midlands Combined Authority require the purchase of a Chief Human Resource Leaders and Chief Human Resource Officer Advisory Service licence to support the Organisation's Transformation Programme.

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 1 Apr 2026, 10:56 BST
Last source update: 1 Apr 2026, 10:56 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030210
Classification (CPV): Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067a6c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Compliant direct award via the Gcloud 14 framework.

Publisher note: This is a compliant direct award via the GCloud 14 framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £124,2001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
GARTNER U.K. LIMITED	£124,200 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030210-2026-1 · GARTNER U.K. LIMITED
Signed
27 Mar 2026
Value
£124,200
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B193SDContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gartner UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02266016 Surrey, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.