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Award

15 Jul 2026 at 09:17

Tender

09 Mar 2026 at 12:01

Summary of the contracting process

The City of York Council has recently awarded a contract for the "Movement and Place" project, aimed at developing a comprehensive plan to enhance public realm investment and transport systems in York, United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £891,344, was awarded to MOTT MACDONALD LIMITED and involves services such as transport systems consultancy, highways consultancy, and urban planning. This project falls under the services category and was procured through an open procedure, with the award stage scheduled to complete on 15th July 2026. The contract period is set to start on 3rd August 2026 and end on 2nd August 2028, with Phase 2 of the project contingent upon future funding. The project is located in the York region, highlighting significant public realm and urban planning developments.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in urban planning, transport consultancy, and infrastructure development. It provides a platform for large consultancy firms with expertise in reshaping city-wide transport systems and delivering high-quality public realm enhancements. Given the range of services required, it encourages collaboration with SMEs, as reflected by the significant number of bids from SMEs in the final tender stages. Businesses focusing on urban development and transport system innovation are well-suited to engage in phases similar to this project, offering competitive advantages in the public sector by enhancing city infrastructure and transport efficiency.

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Notice Title

Movement and Place

Notice Description

This commission is to develop a Movement and Place Plan for York which will consider priority areas for major new development and public realm investment and how transport can be reshaped, city wide, to significantly reduce through traffic and enable the benefits of place-based development to be maximised. The project is split across two phases. Further information is contained within Open ITT Volume 2 - Specification. For the avoidance of any doubt, as at the starting date funding has only been confirmed for the Packages/Task Orders under Phase 1. Phase 2 Packages/Task Orders are subject to further funding being awarded to the Client at a later date, and the Client gives no guarantee that it will proceed with Phase 2 until such funding has been confirmed.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-066536
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066602-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,150,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,150,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£891,344 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jul 2026Today
Submission Deadline
8 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Jul 2026Yesterday
Contract Period
2 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF YORK COUNCIL
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Post Town
York
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE21 York

Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MOTT MACDONALD

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