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Business Case Development: Birkenhead Central Gateway & Core Active Travel Network

Wirral Council

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21 Jul 2026 at 12:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Wirral Council commissioned professional services to develop a fully integrated Gateway 2 Strategic Outline Business Case for the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s Transport for the City Regions funding programme. The work covers two linked transport projects: Birkenhead Central Gateway and the Core Active Travel Network. It involves infrastructure works consultancy and advisory engineering services, including the strategic, technical and business-case development needed to support funding decisions. Delivery is associated with Wirral, within the Liverpool City Region, and the council is the public-sector buyer. This is a transport planning and infrastructure consultancy requirement rather than construction delivery, so it is most relevant to firms experienced in strategic business cases, transport investment appraisal and active travel or urban gateway schemes.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 21 July 2026 to Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited. The award value is £223,938 gross. It was a selective procedure using an award under a framework, with one completed lot; the call-off was non-competitive. The contract is scheduled to run from 31 July 2026 to 31 December 2026, with a maximum extension date of 30 June 2027. Renewal is permitted for six months, subject to the client’s prior written approval. A future contract-signature milestone was scheduled for 27 July 2026. The awarded supplier is a large organisation, and the award is classified as above the relevant threshold. The published outcome identifies the selected supplier and confirms the completed procurement stage.

This award provides a clear benchmark for suppliers targeting Wirral Council’s transport business-case requirements: the buyer needed an established consultancy able to integrate strategic, engineering and infrastructure advice into a Gateway 2 Strategic Outline Business Case. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability in transport investment planning, engineering advisory work, funding-programme submissions and the appraisal of connected urban transport projects. Experience spanning town-centre regeneration, gateway development and active travel networks would be particularly relevant, as would the capacity to coordinate multiple workstreams and produce a coherent case for a combined-authority funding programme. The use of a framework and a large consultancy as the awarded supplier also indicates that framework access, relevant public-sector experience and sufficient delivery capacity are important competitive factors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Business Case Development: Birkenhead Central Gateway & Core Active Travel Network

Notice Description

The Services required under this Contract comprise the delivery of a fully integrated Gateway 2 Strategic Outline Business Case (SOBC) to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's (LCRCA) Transport for the City Regions (TCR) funding programme for the following projects: - Birkenhead Central Gateway - Core Active Travel Network

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cfcd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068681-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services

71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£223,938 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
31 Jul 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wirral Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WALLASEY
Postcode
CH44 8ED
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD74 Wirral
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wirral
Electoral Ward
Seacombe
Westminster Constituency
Wallasey

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Turner & Townsend

Further Information

Notice Documents

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