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title: "GB-Manchester: Analyst Support Partner"
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buyer: "Transport for the North"
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# GB-Manchester: Analyst Support Partner

Buyer: Transport for the North  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eb5c6941-d172-4906-b610-87595dde7339

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## Summary

Transport for the North commissioned an Analyst Support Partner to provide consultant resources for its Technical Assurance, Modelling and Economics team. The support is intended to assist the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme through flexible, call-off provision of individuals with specialist expertise to cover specific roles within the team. This is a professional services requirement for technical analysis and consultancy, rather than a goods supply or construction project. Delivery is associated with Transport for the North and the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme, with the procurement allowing work to be carried out in the United Kingdom and internationally. The buying organisation is Transport for the North, based in Manchester.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to WSP UK Limited on 19 May 2026. The awarded value is £3,600,000. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The original tender deadline was 31 March 2026. It covers flexible analyst and consultant support on a call-off basis for specified roles in the Technical Assurance, Modelling and Economics team. The tender was conducted as a public tender for services, and the requirement was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award is active, with WSP UK Limited named as supplier.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Transport for the North for flexible access to specialist consultants supporting a major rail programme. Relevant competitors would need to provide experienced analysts who can work across technical assurance, modelling and economics, respond to defined roles and supply individuals on a call-off basis. Credibility would depend on the ability to assemble and manage a suitably broad pool of specialist resources, adapt support to changing programme needs and operate effectively within a public transport infrastructure environment. The buyer’s stated assessment of the opportunity as unsuitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises indicates that future competitors should be established organisations with the capacity, breadth and delivery systems expected of a large consultancy.

## Notice

Transport for the North (TfN) intends to commission a new Analyst Support Partner to provide consultant resources to the Technical Assurance, Modelling and Economics (TAME) team to assist their support to the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) programme. This is a contract for flexible provision of individuals, with specialist expertise, to cover specific roles within the team, on a call-off basis.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faad9fa0-d5b7-45df-9d78-778af8f8b096 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £3,600,000 |
| 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 | Transport for the North |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Postcode area | Manchester |
| Postcode | M2 5DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WSP UK Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 17:00 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faad9fa0-d5b7-45df-9d78-778af8f8b096

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/faad9fa0-d5b7-45df-9d78-778af8f8b096
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/respondToList.html?noticeId=1043931136
  Please follow this link to view the notice.

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