Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Interim Highways and Infrastructure Support

Cheshire West and Chester Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

03 Sep 2026 at 11:38

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cheshire West and Chester Council procured interim highways consultancy and infrastructure leadership support. The appointed consultant provides continuity of leadership within a critical statutory service while the council recruits a permanent postholder. The scope covers oversight of highways operations, capital investment programmes, major contractual arrangements, network management duties, flood-risk responsibilities, emergency response arrangements and the council’s wider highways and infrastructure portfolio. This is a professional services requirement for an experienced highways and infrastructure consultancy or individual with the authority and practical expertise to lead a broad local-government service. The work relates to the council’s highways and infrastructure responsibilities across its area, with the council based in Ellesmere Port. The relevant classification is highways consultancy services (CPV 71311210).

The procurement has reached completion and was awarded through a limited procedure without a prior competition, using the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_25. The award was made to Essency Consulting, an SME. The contract is valued at £51,000 including the stated currency of GBP and was signed on 2 September 2026. The requirement was arranged as one lot; that lot is recorded as cancelled, while the award and contract are recorded as active. Price was the stated award criterion. One bid was recorded, and it came from an SME. The process was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The published outcome therefore shows a direct framework appointment for interim leadership and oversight across the council’s highways and infrastructure functions.

For a supplier assessing future demand from this council, the procurement indicates a need for credible interim leadership rather than a narrowly defined technical consultancy. Relevant capability includes senior management of highways operations, capital investment programmes, major supplier and contract arrangements, network management, flood-risk responsibilities and emergency response. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate that it can provide immediate service continuity, exercise effective oversight across statutory responsibilities and manage a wide infrastructure portfolio while a permanent appointment is being made. Experience of local-government highways services, public-sector governance, programme investment and operational risk would be directly relevant. The route used was a direct award from the ESPO Consultancy Services Framework, so suppliers seeking comparable work would need suitable framework access or a relationship with an eligible framework provider.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Information

Notice Title

Interim Highways and Infrastructure Support

Notice Description

The consultant will provide essential continuity of leadership within a critical statutory service, ensuring effective oversight of highways operations, capital investment programmes, major contractual arrangements, network management duties, flood risk responsibilities, emergency response arrangements and the Council's wider highways and infrastructure portfolio pending recruitment of a permanent postholder

Lot Information

Lot 1

The consultant will provide essential continuity of leadership within a critical statutory service, ensuring effective oversight of highways operations, capital investment programmes, major contractual arrangements, network management duties, flood risk responsibilities, emergency response arrangements and the Council's wider highways and infrastructure portfolio pending recruitment of a permanent postholder

Procurement Information

Direct award on ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_25

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f11a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083393-2026
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71311210 - Highways consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£51,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
Cheshire West and Chester 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
ELLESMERE PORT
Postcode
CH65 0BA
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Central & Grange
Westminster Constituency
Ellesmere Port and Bromborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Essency Consulting Limited

Further Information

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...