Digital Twin - Transport Business Case Support

Official notice

Authority: North East Combined Authority (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)

Awarded value£18,000published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 31 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Professional consultancy and business case support services for the North East Digital Twin funding bid, including project support, economic case support, commercial case support, financial case support, digital and data case support and associated review services,

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

71311210 Highways consultancy services

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: Light touch regime
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: 5 Aug 2026, 09:45 BST
Last source update: 11 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-086224
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dbeb Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Aug 2026

Contract award notice published
5 Aug 2026, 09:45 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
11 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £18,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 11 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED7 Aug 2026 – 30 Sept 2026	£18,000 inc. VAT	31 Jul 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
Signed
11 Sept 2026
Value
£18,000 inc. VAT
Period
14 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North East Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJMR-6594-BRGH The Lumen, St James' Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East, NE4 5BZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01312453GB-PPON: PZJN-8211-DBBV 8 Fitzroy Street, London, London, W1T 4BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 Sept 2026, 09:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Aug 2026, 09:45 BST