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NEPRO3 - Transformational Projects: Preston Station Quarter

Lancashire County Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 14:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council procured business and management consultancy services for the Preston Station Quarter transformational project. The work concerns the development or delivery of transformational activity associated with Preston Station Quarter, rather than the supply of goods or construction works. Delivery is in the North West of England, with the buying organisation based in Preston. This is a public-sector consultancy requirement for businesses providing strategic, transformation or management advice on major place-based projects. The procurement sits within the services category and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is relevant to consultancies with experience of supporting public bodies on complex transformational programmes, particularly those able to work with a county council and stakeholders connected with a significant station-area development.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Bloom Procurement Services Ltd on 29 July 2026. The awarded value is £50,000. The contract runs from 17 August 2026 to 17 August 2027. Bids were due by 3 July 2026 at 12:00. Lancashire County Council used a direct award from a third-party framework, under the NEPRO3 Transformational Projects route, rather than an open competition. The published procurement estimate was also £50,000. The requirement was evaluated through the framework’s direct-award process; the available procurement information identifies business and management consultancy services for the Preston Station Quarter project but does not set out separate quality or price weightings. Bloom Procurement Services Ltd is recorded as the selected supplier.

This award indicates demand from Lancashire County Council for specialist business and management consultancy supporting transformational projects around Preston Station Quarter. A competitor considering similar work would need to provide credible transformation and management consultancy capability, understand public-sector decision-making, and demonstrate that it can support a complex station-area programme involving multiple stakeholders. The requirement is explicitly suitable for SMEs, so a smaller consultancy with the relevant delivery record can be commercially credible alongside larger firms. Suppliers should also understand how to work through a third-party framework, as this procurement used a direct award route rather than an open tender. Relevant experience in place-based regeneration, transport-linked development or public-sector transformation would help a future provider show a close fit, without changing the focus on this council’s requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NEPRO3 - Transformational Projects: Preston Station Quarter

Notice Description

Transformational Projects: Preston Station Quarter

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4890399b-d522-42e4-98b2-49d83a5b555e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a51f97-b5c1-46f8-9e87-20f098189b6a
Current Stage
Award
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 - Direct Award from 3rd Party Framework
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 17 Aug 2027 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
Lancashire County Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 8XJ
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bloom Procurement Services Ltd

Further Information

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