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York Outer Ring Road Dualling: Land agent / acquisition Support

City of York Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 11:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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08 Oct 2026 at 10:42

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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18 Aug 2026 at 12:03

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

City of York Council commissioned land agency and land acquisition support for the York Outer Ring Road (YORR) A1237 dualling scheme. The work supports a major highway investment in York and concerns land purchase services (CPV 70122200). Delivery is in the York area. The requirement is focused on land matters for this specific road-dualling project, rather than general highway construction or transport services.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Ardent Management Limited. The council used a direct award to retain project-specific knowledge, maintain continuity and avoid delay and duplicated work. The award date was 8 October 2026, and the contract was signed on that date. The contract runs from 20 October 2026 to 17 August 2029. Its value is £200,000 excluding VAT (£240,000 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the land-agent and acquisition support requirement. The published rationale cites continuity and specialist knowledge as the basis for the direct award; no separate scored evaluation criteria are stated.

For suppliers assessing comparable future work from City of York Council, this award demonstrates demand for land agency and acquisition expertise tied to major highway schemes. A credible provider would need practical capability in land purchase and acquisition support, together with the ability to apply project-specific knowledge across a multi-year road programme. Continuity mattered to the council: it explicitly sought to avoid losing accumulated knowledge, delaying a key scheme or duplicating work. Relevant experience working alongside a major infrastructure project team and maintaining service through changing project requirements would therefore be commercially important. The council also identified potential follow-on requirements linked to later phases, claims and funding, indicating that flexibility to support evolving land matters could strengthen a supplier’s fit when this requirement next comes to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

York Outer Ring Road Dualling: Land agent / acquisition Support

Notice Description

The York Outer Ring Road (YORR) A1237 Dualling scheme is a major transport scheme representing one of the largest highway investments in a generation or more in York

Procurement Information

A direct award has been undertaken in order to ensure continuation of works and retention of project specific knowledge to avoid loss of this knowledge, programme delay on a key scheme of work and duplication of work which would not represent value for money.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e676
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095097-2026
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
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

70 - Real estate services

CPV Codes

70122200 - Land purchase services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
20 Oct 2026 - 17 Aug 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City of York Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Postcode Area
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
Not specified
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ardent Management Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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