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Published 3 Mar 2026, 08:27 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Penistone Station Footbridge and new Park & Ride Facility PACE 1 Delivery

Official notice

Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£244,491published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 3 Mar 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to SLC Rail

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Direct award to SLC Rail is required to maintain continuity and ensure compatibility across the programme. SLC are the incumbent advisor holding the established PACE ES3 technical/assurance position and live Network Rail/Northern interfaces; switching to an alternative supplier would create technical difficulty/duplication, risking ES3/OBC and D&B tender/award milestones

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
71311000 Civil engineering consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
3 Mar 2026, 08:27 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2026, 10:44 GMT
Authority reference
2025/26 (017)
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-019355
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066056 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification

Direct award to SLC Rail is required to maintain continuity and ensure compatibility across the programme. SLC are the incumbent advisor holding the established PACE ES3 technical/assurance position and live Network Rail/Northern interfaces; switching to an alternative supplier would create technical difficulty/duplication, risking ES3/OBC and D&B tender/award milestones

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

4 Mar 2026 → 13 Mar 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published238 days ago
    4 Mar 2026, 10:44 GMT
  2. Standstill ends229 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    3 Mar 2026, 08:27 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Mar 2026, 10:44 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    17 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £244,4911 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SLC RailSME18 Mar 2026 – 31 Jul 2026£244,4913 Mar 2026standstill to 13 Mar 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYHH-2597-YVZG Town Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire & Humber, S70 2TAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SLC RailAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PXCN-2719-CWJY 4 Brindley Place, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2JBContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender