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# Programme Support Office

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-support-office-ocds-h6vhtk-029a6c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Transport for the North: "Programme Support Office". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Transport for the North](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/transport-for-the-north-GB-PPON-PQPZ-2866-ZTCV)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029a6c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/programme-support-office-ocds-h6vhtk-029a6c#tl-md)

## Description
Transport for the North is placing this transparency notice to inform economic operators of its intention to modify its existing Programme Support Office contract with Mace in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). The Programme Support Office contract provides Project Controls, Project Management and Commercial Management services for Transport for the North’s Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. The modification will increase the value of the  Programme Support contract value contract from £4,620,000 to £5,653,907.50.
This modification will take place following a period of 10 days from the date of publication of this notice.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F004859-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-03-10T16:24:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:57:33.916Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029a6c