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title: "CPU 8568 - Inner Ring Road Option Assessment - Stage 3"
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# CPU 8568 - Inner Ring Road Option Assessment - Stage 3

Buyer: Nottingham City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d0e75bb1-f68a-4d17-8fd8-530ec8f299c9

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## Summary

Nottingham City Council commissioned Stage 3 of an Inner Ring Road option assessment. The work sits within highways and transport project design support, including cycleways, and was called off from the council’s Highways Managed Framework for project design support. It is classified as construction work, although the named requirement is an assessment and design-support commission rather than physical construction. Delivery is in England, for the council’s highway and transport responsibilities. The requirement is relevant to consultancies and engineering practices with experience in highway schemes, transport planning, route or option appraisal, and the development of cycleway or wider sustainable-transport proposals. It is also identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a call-off from the CPU 5946 Highways Transport Project Design Support including Cycleways – Highways Managed Framework. The tender deadline was 13 July 2026 at 12:00. Nottingham City Council awarded the contract to BWB Consulting Ltd on 13 July 2026 for £27,500 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract period runs from 20 July 2026 to 20 January 2027. The tender’s stated procurement method detail is “Other”, and the main category is works. The award is active. The awarded requirement is a single commission for Inner Ring Road Option Assessment – Stage 3; no separate lot awards are identified.

For a consultancy that did not win this commission, the award indicates a defined market for specialist highway and transport design support within Nottingham City Council’s framework route. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to demonstrate robust option assessment, transport planning and highway engineering capability, with the ability to develop and compare practical schemes for an urban ring road. Experience of cycleway design and integrating active-travel considerations into wider highway proposals would be directly relevant. The work also points to the value of being capable of operating through a managed highways framework and delivering a focused technical commission for a public-sector client. SMEs and VCSEs were identified as suitable organisation types.

## Notice

CPU 8568 - Inner Ring Road Option Assessment - Stage 3, called off from CPU 5946 Highways Transport Project Design Support including Cycleways - Highways Managed Framework

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d314e29e-c51d-4ea5-b90b-d22ed7709575 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Jul 2026 - 20 Jan 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £27,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £27,500 |
| 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 | Nottingham City Council |
| Locality | NOTTINGHAM |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG2 3NG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF14 Nottingham |
| Local authority | Nottingham |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Nottingham East |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BWB Consulting Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2026 at 15:11 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d314e29e-c51d-4ea5-b90b-d22ed7709575

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d314e29e-c51d-4ea5-b90b-d22ed7709575
  14th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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