Official UK procurement notice
Development of Area Based Implementation Plans (ABIPs) and Programme Business Case (PBC)
Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe West Midland Combined Authority seeks the services of a skilled consultant(s) from the Transport Sector, to deliver support with the development of the statutory West Midlands Local Transport Plan (WMLTP5).
The need for this work is to help WMCA translate the strategic intent of Journeys for Everyone, the West Midlands Growth Plan, the Integrated Settlement Outcomes Framework and the emerging Rosewell Review programme approach into a coherent investment proposition that can support consultation, assurance, funding decisions and future delivery.
CPV: Transport systems consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The appointed consultant must-Awarded
The appointed consultant must-
I. Translate the outputs of the Rosewell Review into four (4) ABIP's into the into the WMLTP5 for Coventry, the Black Country, Birmingham and Solihull.
II. Set out the delivery programme of investment priorities consisting of a mix of Capital (CDEL) and Revenue (RDEL) measures to support WM Growth Plan and WMLTP5 aims to improve accessibility, reduce overall levels of traffic and reduce transports impacts on the environment in line with the ISOF.
III. Define a prioritised transport delivery programme for 2027/28 onwards.
IV. Deliver the prioritisation of the programme, which will be largely fixed, however, will require using a range of tools the programme should be modelled to provide an assessment of:
a) Impacts on travel demand
b) Impacts on mode share
c) Connectivity / accessibility (and relevant wider social and distributional impacts).
d) Wider Economic Benefits
e) Wider Health Benefits
f) Wider Environmental Benefits
g) Carbon Impacts
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd | £179,850 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 105170-2026-1 · Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2026
- Value
- £179,850
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 5 Nov 2026, 12:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2026, 12:55 GMT
- Authority reference
PRT-P&S-SMG-2026-0008- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105170- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b3fdFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This was completed as a framework call-off using Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Framework Reference, Title & Lot: 664_25 Consultancy Services (Lot 5- Highways, Traffic and Transport)- set up under Public Contract Regulations 2015
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Steer Davies & Gleave LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.