Notice Information
Notice Title
Mayoral Development Corporation & Zone Consultancy
Notice Description
WMCA are looking to appoint a consultant to act as Senior Responsible Officer on behalf of the WMCA and lead on instruction and commissioning of Deloitte to ensure a robust and acceptable submission for Mayoral Delivery Corporation status to the Secretary of State, and the appropriate establishment of the Mayoral Delivery Zone.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This consultancy is awarded to Chris Ives of Dovehouse consultants via Constellia as a neutral vendor, 14th January 2026 - 31st March 2026
Procurement Information
This contract is awarded to Constellia Public Limited, they are a neutral vendor who subcontract the work out to Dovehouse Consultants Ltd. The framework allows for a direct award without prior publication.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0656b5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014606-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £30,247 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Feb 20266 days ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Lydia Russell
- Contact Email
- lydia.russell@wmca.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B19 3SD
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Newtown
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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