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A66 Northern Trans Pennine Project Professional Consultancy Services

Westmorland and Furness Council

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18 Sep 2026 at 09:27

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Summary of the contracting process

Westmorland and Furness Council procured specialist highway consultancy services to support its engagement in the design and construction of National Highways’ A66 Northern Trans Pennine project. The work covers professional advice across highway engineering and environmental disciplines, supporting the council’s involvement in this major transport infrastructure project. Delivery is in the North West of England. This is a services contract, classified under CPV 71311210 for highways consultancy services. The requirement would suit organisations providing technical consultancy for road infrastructure schemes, particularly those able to combine engineering advice with environmental expertise and work effectively with a local authority and a national highways organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to WSP UK Limited on 10 April 2026. The awarded contract value is £170,998. The contract runs from 12 June 2026 to 31 March 2028. Bids had to be submitted by 23 January 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract was called off from a framework using the procedure described as “Other - Call off from a Framework”. Westmorland and Furness Council was the buying organisation. The award is active, and the contract covers the full requirement rather than separately identified lots. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the procurement category was services.

This award indicates demand from Westmorland and Furness Council for specialist support on major highway infrastructure, combining highway engineering and environmental consultancy. A credible future supplier would need demonstrable capability in road design and construction advice, environmental assessment or management, and the ability to coordinate advice across both disciplines. Experience supporting public bodies involved in nationally significant transport programmes would strengthen a supplier’s position, as would the capacity to provide reliable technical input throughout a long-running project. The successful supplier’s large-company scale also indicates that robust project management, multidisciplinary resources and the ability to work within a public-sector framework call-off are commercially relevant. Smaller consultancies may still be well placed where they can evidence equivalent expertise and delivery capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

A66 Northern Trans Pennine Project Professional Consultancy Services

Notice Description

To provide specialist consultancy advice to Westmorland & Furness Council to support its engagement in the design and construction of National Highways' (NH) A66 Northern Trans Pennine project (A66 NTP), including highway engineering and environmental disciplines.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-3024c020-1ce5-4749-b213-14b8c009c844
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f8268890-8416-4c65-b31f-28b3fb4fd088
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Call off from a Framework
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£170,998 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£170,998 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Apr 20266 months ago
Contract Period
12 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Westmorland and Furness Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KENDAL
Postcode
LA9 4DQ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD1 Cumbria
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD14 Westmorland and Furness
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Electoral Ward
Kendal Strickland and Fell
Westminster Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

WSP UK Limited

Further Information

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