Official UK procurement notice
CPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNottingham City Council sought tenders from suitably experienced and qualified suppliers for inclusion on a framework for transport project support
The Framework will consist of 2 lots.
The Authority is appointing 3 Contractors to each lot.
The overall framework will have an estimated total value of £720,000 (VAT inclusive)
CPV: Bridge-design services · Construction consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 7 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 5 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 15 Jun 2026
Published description of the framework
Framework Award Procedures:
Call-offs from the framework will be made by Direct Award.
Each project will be priced solely using the rates set out in the Pricing Schedule and will be awarded as Direct Awards as detailed below:
Call-off Procedure for Direct Awards by Ranked Order:
The Employer will telephone the Contractor ranked first on the tender to make them aware that a call-off is required and to discuss the requirement.
The Employer will email the Contractor, providing the project information and appropriate form of contract, and indicating the required timescale for the Contractor's response.
The Contractor will email the Employer within 24 hours, either confirming that they will be providing a quote for the works or declining so to do.
Should the first ranked supplier be unable or unwilling to undertake the work, the second ranked supplier will be approached in a similar fashion, and so forth.
The Contractor shall email the Employer within the required response time providing their Offer, priced in accordance with the framework pricing schedule, and proposals to carry out the works.
The Employer will assess the response and, if acceptable, will contact the Contractor by email to award the contract and to arrange for contract completion
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £300,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Traffic Signal DesignAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Structural Bridge InspectionsAwardedceiling above
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use the vehicle
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Mar 2026, 11:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 09:02 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 May 2026
- Authority reference
CPU 8189- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021707- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06671aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
11 Mar 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published219 days ago11 Mar 2026, 11:56 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends178 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown21 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by142 days ago26 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts123 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent116 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published9 days ago7 Oct 2026, 09:02 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026- Tender notice published11 Mar 2026, 11:56 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published22 Jun 2026, 14:56 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jun 2026, 14:56 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published26 Aug 2026, 11:16 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published3 Sept 2026, 16:19 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 09:02 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-06: 1 release · 22 Jun 2026
- 2026-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£300,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Traffic Signal Design1 award | |||
| 4way Consulting LtdSME, BWB Consulting, Tetra TechCPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework. Lot 1 Traffic Signal Design20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2030 | ceiling above | 22 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Structural Bridge Inspections1 award | |||
| BWB Consulting, Via East Midlands Limited, Waterman Infrastructure & Environment LtdCPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework. Lot 2 Structural Bridge Inspections20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2030 | ceiling above | 22 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £300,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
CPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework. Lot 1 Traffic Signal Design
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 5 Oct 2026 – 4 Oct 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Acceptance of Orders · Health and Safety · Environmental Incidents
- Acceptance of Orders, Number of orders accepted on this contract
- Health and Safety, Number of reportable incidents (RIDDOR)
- Environmental Incidents, Number of environmental incidents
CPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework. Lot 2 Structural Bridge Inspections
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 7 Sept 2026 – 6 Sept 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Acceptance of orders · Health and Safety · Environmental Incidents
- Acceptance of orders, Acceptance of Orders on this contract
- Health and Safety, Number of reportable incidents (RIDDOR)
- Environmental Incidents, Number of Environmental Incidents
CPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework. Lot 1 Traffic Signal Design · 4way Consulting LtdSME, BWB Consulting, Tetra Tech
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Acceptance of Orders · Health and Safety · Environmental Incidents
- Acceptance of Orders, Acceptance of Orders on this contract
- Health and Safety, Number of reportable incidents (Riddor)
- Environmental Incidents, Number of Environmental Incidents
CPU 8189 Highways Transport Project Support Framework. Lot 2 Structural Bridge Inspctions · BWB Consulting, Via East Midlands Limited, Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd
- Signed
- 25 Aug 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Acceptance of Orders · Health and Safety · Environmental Incidents
- Acceptance of Orders, Acceptance of Orders on this contract
- Health and Safety, Number of Reportable Incidents (Riddor)
- Environmental Incidents, Number of Environmental Incidents
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Traffic Signal Design | 6final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Structural Bridge Inspections | 7final-stage tenders · 8 at stage one | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- 4WAY CONSULTING LTDFramework contractor
- BWB CONSULTING LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Tetra Tech LimitedFramework contractor
- VIA EAST MIDLANDS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender