Official UK procurement notice
Highways and Transport Services Framework Contract 2025 LOT2 Only
Authority: London Borough of Ealing (Local council)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEaling’s Framework for Highways Professional Services (the Framework) will provide highways and transport-related consultancy support to LB Ealing, and all other interested London local government authorities via access agreement. T
- Lot 2 – Condition surveys
Services for this Lot will be delivered via a call-off arrangement, so that work can be delivered on a flexible basis as and when required.
Full details of the Services required can be found in Document Part C – Specification.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: This is a Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) allowed for under the Procurement Act 2023. The procedure to be followed is prescribed in the Invitation to Participate (ITP) Stage, and the subsequent procurement documents to be issued at the specified stages established by this ITP.
CPV: Civil engineering consultancy services · Highways consultancy services · Highways engineering services · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Transport systems consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Open framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 9 suppliers · 5 bids on the busiest of 3 lots (0.6 per place) · 6 appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 3 Nov 2025
- Buyer regions
- UKI
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
2% of call-off value · The Client requires that all Consultants provide a volume discount, or rebate, of 2.0% of total fees. This applies to the sum of all services provided across all participating authorities within each financial year.
London Borough of Ealing is considered a participating authority and The rebate is payable only to the London Borough of Ealing.
Who may buy through it
All London local Authorities and City of London Corporation
Published description of the framework
The fees are only summed within each LOT; in other words, if a Consultant is delivering services under more than one LOT, there would be a separate calculation for the fees for each LOT and they would not be combined.
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · 4 with a published value · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £33,000,000: 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 #1Structures Inspectionsceiling above
LOT 1 - The Consultant will plan and carry out general and principal inspections of the Client’s structures, using the existing inspection schedule. The Consultant will also deliver special inspections as needed. All inspections will follow relevant industry and professional standards. Reports from all inspections will be uploaded to the Client’s bridge management system. The Consultant will estimate the costs of any works recommended arising from inspections, and prioritise these into high, medium and low priority. Any design work arising from the various inspections will be offered to the Consultant on a first-refusal basis as part of this Lot.
- Economic & financial standing
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
- Technical & professional ability
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
Lot #2Lot 1.0AwardedLot estimate not published
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Flood ManagementAwardedPublished value£132,000,000
LOT4 - The Consultant will provide flood management services to the Client in its capacity as lead local flood authority. These services, which will be awarded by the Client on an as-needed basis, include: Preparing strategic documents such as local flood risk management strategy Assisting with funding bids, when required Preparing flood alleviation feasibility studies Maintaining a flood risk asset register Delivering flood risk modelling and interpretation Assisting with various tasks across the planning space related to flood management including pre-app advice and assessing both minor and major planning applications
- Economic & financial standing
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
- Technical & professional ability
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
Lot #4Road Condition MonitoringAwardedceiling above
LOT 2 - The Consultant will carry out annual inspections of the Client’s footways and carriageways and provide condition ratings, using 2024 data as a baseline. All surveys will follow relevant industry and professional standards. The Consultant will use the results to inform annual and four-year programmes for structural maintenance. The Consultant will also develop a highways infrastructure asset management strategy under this Lot to help the Client plan and prioritise future works.
- Economic & financial standing
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
- Technical & professional ability
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
Lot #5General EngineeringAwardedPublished value£660,000,000
LOT3 - The Consultant will provide a range of general engineering services to the Client, including the following: Asset management Civil engineering Collision (accident) studies Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015 – advice and practice Developments related work, (such as s38 or s278 Highways Act 1980 works) Engagement and public consultation, including public exhibitions / open days Environmental improvements General advice and specialist support Healthy and safety advice Healthy streets and placemaking Highways engineering and improvements Highways maintenance Highways management and traffic management Improvements to highways structures, including bridges and subways Masterplanning of streets and areas Other studies relevant to highways and transport Parking policy Preparation of traffic orders (temporary, permanent and experimental), stopping up orders, and any other statutory notices and orders associated with highways and traffic/transport related work Project management Road safety audits, compliant with GG119 or its replacement Road safety engineering Streetlighting Structural design Technical administration Town planning advice, particularly in relation to highways and transport Traffic and transport surveys, including data analysis Transport planning Transportation modelling Urban design and public realm Utilities and drainage
- Economic & financial standing
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
- Technical & professional ability
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
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 sub-criteria (1)
- PSQ Stage: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- PSQ Stage: Award criteria is documented in the tender documents attached in the requirements section
- Economic & financial standing
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
- Technical & professional ability
see Invitation to Participate (A1-CFP) and associated documents for more details
- “Highways and Transport Services Framework Contract 2025 LOT2 Only” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 9 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- All London local Authorities and City of London Corporation
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Nov 2025
- First published
- 23 Jul 2025, 17:20 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 13:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
C0516- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042532- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0564f1Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 Days
- How it runs
This is a Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP) allowed for under the Procurement Act 2023. The procedure to be followed is prescribed in the Invitation to Participate (ITP) Stage, and the subsequent procurement documents to be issued at the specified stages established by this ITP.
- Risks
TBC
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
call-off levy · 2% of call-off value · The Client requires that all Consultants provide a volume discount, or rebate, of 2.0% of total fees. This applies to the sum of all services provided across all participating authorities within each financial year.
London Borough of Ealing is considered a participating authority and The rebate is payable only to the London Borough of Ealing.
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Timeline
23 Jul 2025 → 21 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 17:20 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by361 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts348 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent123 days ago16 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends113 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published87 days ago21 Jul 2026, 13:55 BST
Notice history
11 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2025- Tender notice published23 Jul 2025, 17:20 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 15:27 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published28 Jul 2025, 15:30 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published31 Jul 2025, 11:32 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published2 Mar 2026, 14:32 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Mar 2026, 14:32 GMT
- Contract signature expected13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract award notice published16 Jun 2026, 13:26 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published24 Jun 2026, 16:16 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected29 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Jul 2026, 13:55 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Minor error in LOT 4_ maximum number of suppliers to invite to tender stage
Routine re-releases (8)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 2 Mar 2026
- 2025-07: 4 releases · 23 Jul 2025, 31 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£33,000,000 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 2 · Lot 1.02 awards | |||
| Project Centre Limited, XAIS-PTS LimitedLot 2 – Road Condition Monitoring29 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | ceiling above | 12 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
| Project Centre LimitedLot 1 – Structures Inspections16 Mar 2026 – 16 Mar 2030 | ceiling above | 16 Feb 2026standstill to 11 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 3 · Flood Management1 award | |||
| Metis Consultants LtdSME, Project Centre Limited16 Mar 2026 – 16 Mar 2030 | £132,000,000 | 16 Feb 2026standstill to 11 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Lot 5 · General Engineering1 award | |||
| CitisenseSME, Gutteridge, Haskins and Davey Limited, Metis Consultants LtdSME, Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd, Project Centre Limited16 Mar 2026 – 16 Mar 2030 | £660,000,000 | 16 Feb 2026standstill to 11 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Contracts
All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £33,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Lot 1 – Structures Inspections · Project Centre Limited, XAIS-PTS Limited
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance
- Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance, Borough satisfaction with performance of Framework Objective: Ensure other users of the Framework are satisfied with overall performance Who Measures: Borough / Consultant Measurement: Boroughs to complete questionnaire six-monthly, assign a 1- 5 score to performance Method of Measurement: 1 - 5 score 1 low 5 high Performance Target: 4 or 5 indicate high performance 3 is acceptable 1 or 2 scores fail
Lot 3 – General Engineering
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £660,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance
- Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance, Borough satisfaction with performance of Framework Objective: Ensure other users of the Framework are satisfied with overall performance Who Measures: Borough / Consultant Measurement: Boroughs to complete questionnaire six-monthly, assign a 1- 5 score to performance Method of Measurement: 1 - 5 score 1 low 5 high Performance Target: 4 or 5 indicate high performance 3 is acceptable 1 or 2 scores fail
Lot 4 – Flood Management
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- £132,000,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance
- Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance, Borough satisfaction with performance of Framework Objective: Ensure other users of the Framework are satisfied with overall performance Who Measures: Borough / Consultant Measurement: Boroughs to complete questionnaire six-monthly, assign a 1- 5 score to performance Method of Measurement: 1 - 5 score 1 low 5 high Performance Target: 4 or 5 indicate high performance 3 is acceptable 1 or 2 scores fail
Lot 2 – Road Condition Monitoring
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2026
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
- Status
- active
1 agreed KPI: Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance
- Other Boroughs’ views of Framework performance, Borough satisfaction with performance of Framework Objective: Ensure other users of the Framework are satisfied with overall performance Who Measures: Borough / Consultant Measurement: Boroughs to complete questionnaire six-monthly, assign a 1- 5 score to performance Method of Measurement: 1 - 5 score 1 low 5 high Performance Target: 4 or 5 indicate high performance 3 is acceptable 1 or 2 scores fail
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 · Flood Management | 2final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Road Condition Monitoring | 1final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
| 5 · General Engineering | 5final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonPell Frischmann Consultants Ltd · Greater London + XAIS-PTS LtdSME · North West England · consortium · 4
- wonPROJECT CENTRE LIMITED · Greater London · 5, 3, 2
- wonCITISENSE LTD · Greater London · 5
- wonGutteridge Haskins & Davey LimitedSME · Greater London · 5
- wonMetis Consultants LimitedSME · Greater London · 5, 3
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- CITISENSE LTDFramework contractor
- Gutteridge Haskins & Davey Limited Contract LookupFramework contractor
- Metis Consultants LimitedFramework contractor
- PROJECT CENTRE LIMITEDFramework contractor
- Pell Frischmann Consultants LtdFramework contractor
- XAIS-PTS LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (12)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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