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Design Consultancy

Via East Midlands

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27 Jul 2026 at 10:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

VIA East Midlands Limited procured design consultancy services for its business as a public undertaking. The requirement falls within professional design consultancy work, classified under CPV 79415200. The procurement relates to one completed requirement and was bought by VIA East Midlands Limited, whose operational address is Bilsthorpe Depot, Bilsthorpe Business Park, Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire. The selected service provider was BWB Consulting Limited. The available scope identifies the procurement as design consultancy, without further breakdown of individual disciplines, outputs or delivery locations. This is therefore most relevant to consultancies providing design advice and related professional services to public-sector or infrastructure organisations, particularly suppliers familiar with the requirements of VIA East Midlands Limited.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to BWB Consulting Limited. The award date was 3 June 2026, when the contract was also signed. The contract runs from 3 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £250,000 excluding VAT and £300,000 including VAT. The process used a direct award under the ESPO Framework 662_25, described as below threshold and without competition. It consisted of one completed lot. The award is active and the contract is active. The recorded basis was direct selection through the framework rather than a competitive tender, so the outcome reflects the framework route and the buyer’s decision to appoint BWB Consulting Limited.

This award provides a clear commercial signal for design consultancies that serve public-sector infrastructure organisations. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to provide professional design consultancy services at a scale capable of supporting a contract worth £250,000 excluding VAT across a period of several months. Familiarity with the ESPO Framework 662_25 would be commercially important, because this requirement was placed through that framework by direct award rather than open competition. BWB Consulting Limited’s selection also indicates that established consultancy capacity and experience suitable for a public undertaking were relevant to the buyer’s choice. Firms seeking similar work from VIA East Midlands Limited should therefore focus on framework access, public-sector delivery experience and the ability to resource design consultancy assignments of this scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Design Consultancy

Notice Description

Direct award under ESPO Framework - 662_25.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d3fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070640-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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

79415200 - Design consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Via East Midlands
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BILSTHORPE
Postcode
NG22 8ST
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF15 North Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newark and Sherwood
Electoral Ward
Bilsthorpe
Westminster Constituency
Sherwood Forest

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BWB Consulting Ltd

Further Information

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