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title: "Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Interim Strategic Lead for Housing and Development"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0788c6"
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# Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Interim Strategic Lead for Housing and Development

Buyer: Cheshire West and Chester Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0788c6

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## Summary

Cheshire West and Chester Council bought interim strategic leadership and delivery oversight for the Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority’s housing and place agenda. The work focuses on mobilising the Spatial Development Strategy and strengthening the Combined Authority’s role in housing delivery and place-based growth. It is a management consultancy service, classified under CPV 79411000. The delivery location is Cheshire and Warrington in the North West of England. The requirement combines operational leadership with oversight of strategic housing and place priorities, rather than a narrowly defined report or standalone advisory exercise. The council is the buyer, procuring the service for the Combined Authority’s programme.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to IRG Advisors LLP. The council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 7 October 2026 and runs from 8 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £148,000 excluding VAT (£177,600 including VAT). There was one lot, covering the interim strategic lead service. The published description identifies the work’s focus but gives no separate scoring or evaluation basis. The supplier is now delivering the contract; this is an award outcome rather than an invitation to submit a bid.

For consultancy firms competing for comparable assignments, the award indicates demand for senior interim leadership that can turn strategic housing and place ambitions into operational delivery. Credible suppliers would need experience overseeing housing delivery and place-based growth, and the ability to mobilise a spatial development strategy while strengthening a combined authority’s role in those areas. The single-lot assignment brings strategic direction and delivery oversight together, so a provider would need to work across both policy priorities and implementation, rather than offer general advice alone. IRG Advisors LLP, a management consultancy, was selected through a direct award without competition. This provides a reference point for the type of specialist advisory capability and public-sector context involved when this council’s requirement is next considered.

## Notice

Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Interim Strategic Lead for Housing and Development. To provide operational leadership and delivery oversight for CWCA's housing and place agenda, with a primary focus on mobilising the Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) and strengthening the Combined Authority's role in housing delivery and place-based growth.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097596-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £148,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Cheshire West and Chester Council |
| Locality | ELLESMERE PORT |
| Postcode area | Chester |
| Postcode | CH65 0BA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Central & Grange |
| Westminster constituency | Ellesmere Port and Bromborough |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IRG Advisors LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Oct 2026 at 15:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097596-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097596-2026
  15th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.odgers.com/

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