ITS Silver Command Support

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG3)

Awarded value£158,793published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Constellia Public Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

WMCA requires a time-bound, part-time Silver Command lead to provide senior operational leadership for the ITS World Congress 2027, acting as the link between Gold governance and Bronze delivery teams while overseeing stakeholder engagement, programme integration, risk management, commercial assurance, and delivery coordination through to the Congress in October 2027.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Project-management services other than for construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

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: 1 Oct 2026, 13:47 BST
Last source update: 1 Oct 2026, 13:47 BST
Authority reference: PRT-INNOV-SMG-2026-0004
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-092864
Classification (CPV): Business and management consultancy and related servicesProject-management services other than for construction work
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077ea8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a compliant direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) Framework to Constellia Limited. This award via a framework does not require prior publication under PCR 2015

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £158,7931 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Constellia Public LtdSubcontracting: This contract will be subcontracted to JFG Communications Ltd	£158,793 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 092864-2026-1 · Constellia Public Ltd
Signed
21 Sept 2026
Value
£158,793
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B193SDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Constellia Public LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 08664789 London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.