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Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report

Durham County Council

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06 Oct 2026 at 11:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Durham County Council commissioned a route options assessment report for the Bowburn development. The work is a transport planning and highways consultancy service, intended to assess route options related to development in Bowburn. Delivery is in the North East of England. The requirement was procured as a further competition under the council’s existing framework for built-environment support services, within its highways and transportation lot. This is relevant to transport planning and engineering consultancies with experience assessing development-related road routes and preparing options assessment reports for local authorities.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to AECOM Limited. Durham County Council ran a selective further competition through a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 7 July 2026. The award was made on 28 September 2026, for £706,508.36. The contract runs from 2 September 2026 to 21 December 2028. The procurement covered one requirement: the Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable to participate. No separate evaluation criteria are reported.

The award demonstrates demand from Durham County Council for substantial consultancy work assessing transport routes associated with development. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to combine highways and transportation expertise with the ability to analyse route options and deliver a formal assessment report for a local authority. The work was procured through a further competition in an established built-environment support services framework, so a supplier’s position on an appropriate framework route is commercially relevant. SMEs were considered suitable, indicating that smaller consultancies could be credible competitors where they can demonstrate the necessary technical capability and delivery capacity. The selected supplier was a large consultancy, showing that the requirement was also within reach of firms able to resource a sizeable, multi-year commission.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report

Notice Description

Bowburn Development Route Options Assessment Report Further competition in relation to Framework Agreement NEPO212: Support Services for the Development of the Built Environment: Lot 9: Highways & Transportation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b492104c-03d3-4875-a11b-d57cde063939
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17c6017b-2ffe-4c1b-9e7c-081948279627
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£706,508 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£706,508 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Sep 2026 - 21 Dec 2028 2-3 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
Durham County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5TS
Postcode Area
Durham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England)
Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AECOM

Further Information

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