Official UK procurement notice
SDS - Critical Friend · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The West of England Combined Authority (Local council)
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South West (UKK11)
Awarded value£150,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Aug 2026
Awarded to Richard Wood Associates Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision for a supplier to act as a Critical Friend to review and scrutinise works relating to the Spatial Development Strategy.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 7 Oct 2026, 11:59 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2026, 13:06 BST
- Authority reference
UPN-00380- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094725- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078285Find a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 11:59 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published7 Oct 2026, 13:06 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Wood Associates Ltd | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SDS - Critical Friend · Richard Wood Associates Ltd
- Signed
- 27 Aug 2026
- Value
- £150,000
- Period
- 27 Aug 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Up to 12 months in 6 month increments.
- Change Incorrect Email Address
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Richard Wood Associates LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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