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title: "Highways Consultant for Economic Appraisals"
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buyer: "MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2024-07-05"
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# Highways Consultant for Economic Appraisals

Buyer: MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-53233363-23f2-4580-a129-66313b75dd2e

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## Summary

The Manchester City Council has awarded a contract for Highways Consultancy Services to Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd. The contract entails economic appraisals for various regions in the UK, with a total value of £107,848. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the contract period is from 1st August 2024 to 31st July 2025.

This tender offers a significant growth opportunity for businesses in the consultancy services sector, especially those specialised in highways projects. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete for this contract. The Manchester City Council seeks to provide seamless continuity of services, allowing suppliers best suited to their needs to participate in the tender process.

## Notice

Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Limited have provided resources historically to support scheme appraisal activities and ensure that appropriate data is collected to inform the overall evaluation and monitoring for each project/work package, undertaking value for money assessments, business case development, monitoring and evaluation plans, modelling, economic appraisals as per the stipulated funding stream requirements. They therefore have an understanding of the detail and work completed to date on previous and current projects and funding bids and would therefore be best placed to support the existing in progress and new projects during the contract term in the most efficient way. Direct Award allows seamless continuity of the commission and is within the scope of the ESPO Framework rules which allow awards to the supplier which best suits the needs of the authority using the published rates.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbfc337b-4b5d-4718-87cc-2d4f25c7f1ae |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2024 - 31 Jul 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £107,848 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £107,848 |
| 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 | MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M60 2LA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Piccadilly |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WATERMAN INFRASTRUCTURE & ENVIRONMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services

## Release History

- 5 Jul 2024 at 10:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbfc337b-4b5d-4718-87cc-2d4f25c7f1ae
- 27 Jun 2024 at 09:03 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/680bba3b-ba8f-42d5-9045-801a8e3811e4
- 27 Jun 2024 at 08:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/978fbd4a-4b1a-4174-8bc9-fac5cdb591ce

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fbfc337b-4b5d-4718-87cc-2d4f25c7f1ae
  5th July 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/680bba3b-ba8f-42d5-9045-801a8e3811e4
  27th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/978fbd4a-4b1a-4174-8bc9-fac5cdb591ce
  27th June 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.manchester.gov.uk

## Provenance

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