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Preliminary Design Development of the Billingham Beck Bridge Replacement project

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 11:23

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Summary of the contracting process

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council procured engineering consultancy for the preliminary design development of the Billingham Beck Bridge Replacement project. The work covers project management and the development of highways, structural, geotechnical and environmental designs, together with Construction, Design and Management (CDM) services. Delivery is associated with Billingham and the surrounding Stockton-on-Tees area. This is a professional services requirement for a bridge replacement scheme, combining transport infrastructure design with the coordination and management activities needed to develop the project safely and compliantly. The relevant service classification is engineering services (CPV 71300000).

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council made a direct award to Ove Arup & Partners Ltd under the NEPO212 Support Services for the Development of the Built Environment Framework, Lot 9 for Highways & Transportation. The limited procedure was conducted without prior publication of a call for competition, using the framework’s direct-award route. The award was made on 4 September 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The awarded contract value is £84,890 excluding any stated tax treatment. One bid was recorded, with price as the award criterion. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, and the associated lot is recorded as cancelled despite the active award and contract.

This procurement shows that the council uses a framework-based direct-award route for bridge replacement design and related highways consultancy. A credible future competitor would need integrated capability across project management, highways and bridge engineering, structural design, geotechnical assessment, environmental services and CDM coordination. Experience of developing preliminary designs for transport infrastructure, managing multidisciplinary teams and addressing construction health and safety duties would be relevant. Suppliers should also be able to operate within a public-sector built-environment framework and demonstrate that they can coordinate technical, environmental and compliance inputs into a coherent design package. The award to a large multidisciplinary engineering consultancy indicates a requirement suited to organisations with broad in-house expertise or a dependable specialist delivery team, rather than a narrowly focused single-discipline practice.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Preliminary Design Development of the Billingham Beck Bridge Replacement project

Notice Description

Design development for the Billingham Beck Bridge Replacement project, including project management, highways, structural, geotechnical, environmental and CDM services.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Direct award under the NEPO212 Support Services for the Development of the Built Environment Framework to provide consultancy support for the preliminary design development of the Billingham Beck Bridge Replacement project.

Procurement Information

Direct Award from the NEPO 212 - Support Services for Development of the Built Environment Framework - Lot 9 Highways & Transportation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07742e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088112-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71300000 - Engineering services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£84,890 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 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
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON ON TEES
Postcode
TS17 6BJ
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ove Arup & Partners Ltd

Further Information

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