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title: "NEPRO3 - Transformational Projects: Preston Station Quarter"
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# NEPRO3 - Transformational Projects: Preston Station Quarter

Buyer: Lancashire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4890399b-d522-42e4-98b2-49d83a5b555e

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## Summary

Lancashire County Council procured business and management consultancy services for the Preston Station Quarter transformational project. The work concerns the development or delivery of transformational activity associated with Preston Station Quarter, rather than the supply of goods or construction works. Delivery is in the North West of England, with the buying organisation based in Preston. This is a public-sector consultancy requirement for businesses providing strategic, transformation or management advice on major place-based projects. The procurement sits within the services category and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It is relevant to consultancies with experience of supporting public bodies on complex transformational programmes, particularly those able to work with a county council and stakeholders connected with a significant station-area development.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Bloom Procurement Services Ltd on 29 July 2026. The awarded value is £50,000. The contract runs from 17 August 2026 to 17 August 2027. Bids were due by 3 July 2026 at 12:00. Lancashire County Council used a direct award from a third-party framework, under the NEPRO3 Transformational Projects route, rather than an open competition. The published procurement estimate was also £50,000. The requirement was evaluated through the framework’s direct-award process; the available procurement information identifies business and management consultancy services for the Preston Station Quarter project but does not set out separate quality or price weightings. Bloom Procurement Services Ltd is recorded as the selected supplier.

This award indicates demand from Lancashire County Council for specialist business and management consultancy supporting transformational projects around Preston Station Quarter. A competitor considering similar work would need to provide credible transformation and management consultancy capability, understand public-sector decision-making, and demonstrate that it can support a complex station-area programme involving multiple stakeholders. The requirement is explicitly suitable for SMEs, so a smaller consultancy with the relevant delivery record can be commercially credible alongside larger firms. Suppliers should also understand how to work through a third-party framework, as this procurement used a direct award route rather than an open tender. Relevant experience in place-based regeneration, transport-linked development or public-sector transformation would help a future provider show a close fit, without changing the focus on this council’s requirement.

## Notice

Transformational Projects: Preston Station Quarter

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a51f97-b5c1-46f8-9e87-20f098189b6a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Direct Award from 3rd Party Framework |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 17 Aug 2026 - 17 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Lancashire County Council |
| Locality | PRESTON |
| Postcode area | Preston |
| Postcode | PR1 8XJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD45 Mid Lancashire |
| Local authority | Preston |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Preston |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Bloom Procurement Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 14:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a51f97-b5c1-46f8-9e87-20f098189b6a

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05a51f97-b5c1-46f8-9e87-20f098189b6a
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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