Official UK procurement notice
North York Moors Active Travel Design Work - Award of Contract
Authority: North York Moors National Park Authority (Public body)
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Transport & Passenger Services (60)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£65,000≈ £78k / year · £78,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 3 Sept 2026awarded 21 Sept 2026
Awarded to SUSTRANS
Contract term 10 moends 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2027 with extensions · starts 21 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth York Moors Active Travel Design Work
Active Travel design of Lady Edith's Drive including stakeholder engagement and consultation.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Construction work for highways, roads · Cycle path construction work · Footpath construction work · Road transport services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Active Travel design evidence: 25%
- Project planning and delivery framework: 25%
- Stakeholder engagement: 20%
- Total value of services: 20%
- Sustainability: 10%
Published award criteria (5)
- Total value of services
- Sustainability: Outline the sustainability credentials of your organisation and of this project, particularly in relation to travel to and from the project site.
- Active Travel design evidence: Using examples from your previous work, demonstrate how Active Travel England’s design guidance and assessment tools have been applied in the design of rural walking, wheeling and cycling routes
- Project planning and delivery framework: Set out your approach to the project’s planning and delivery framework, including a clear project schedule and detailed cost breakdown.
- Stakeholder engagement: Describe your proposed approach to stakeholder and public consultation for this project.
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Aug 2026, 10:18 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:20 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073505- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dab0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
- Submission deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
4 Aug 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 10:18 BST
- Clarification questions by49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts32 days ago21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published17 days ago5 Oct 2026, 12:20 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2026- Tender notice published4 Aug 2026, 10:18 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published5 Oct 2026, 12:20 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2026, 12:20 BST
- Contract signature expected8 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £65,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 131 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSTRANSNorth York Moors Active Travel Design Work8 Oct 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Aug 2027Extensions: Circumstances agreed upon. | £65,000 | 21 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Walk Wheel Cycle TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Blank 'Services Contract' to be amended and completed when tender has been awarded.
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Quote containing all relevant information for the tender.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender