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title: "Cost Planning Service Provider 2021 framework"
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# Cost Planning Service Provider 2021 framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cost-planning-service-provider-2021-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-029012). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Highways England: "Cost Planning Service Provider 2021 framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £4,900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: highways.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Highways England](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/highways-england-GB-FTS-3441)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £4,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 March 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cost-planning-service-provider-2021-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-029012#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029012`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cost-planning-service-provider-2021-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-029012#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [highways.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhighways.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cost-planning-service-provider-2021-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-029012#participate

## Description
Highways England has replaced its previous Cost Planning Service Provider framework, which provided cost estimating services for road projects.
The Cost Planning function is responsible for delivering cost planning services which ensures that the business has detailed cost information to make properly informed business decisions and that governance is maintained. The cost plans prepared by the CP team are used to approve funding at various stages of the project lifecycle. All major programme budgets and funding approvals are informed by cost plans produced by the Cost Planning function.
This procurement seeks to bolster the in-house Cost Planning resources.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71242000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The framework seeks to appoint 3 service providers to deliver cost plans for projects in the UK Government's Road Investment Strategy over a 30 month period.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** 022202-2021-1-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Benchmark Estimating Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-112330`
  - Value: £4,900,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 022202-2021-3-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-124582`
  - Value: £4,900,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027622-2021-2-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mott MacDonald Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12562`
  - Value: £4,900,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (3)
- **Contract:** 027622-2021-2-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,900,000
  - Signed Date: 17/10/2021

- **Contract:** 022202-2021-1-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,900,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2021

- **Contract:** 022202-2021-3-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,900,000
  - Signed Date: 15/08/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027622-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-03T22:44:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:39:02.336Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029012