Official UK procurement notice
Transport Technical Support Services
Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSefton Council is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. Sefton Council oversees and manages the delivery of highway and transport services including the development, planning and delivery of major infrastructure and maintenance schemes through a strategic transport investment programme. The Council's strategic transport investment programme is currently delivered through both in-house resources and an existing Transport Technical Support Services (TTSS) Contract which is due to end in 2025. The Client is now looking to procure a replacement TTSS Contract which will commence in March 2026.The Council is seeking to appoint a single professional Consultant for Transport Technical Services Support to deliver high quality and cost-effective strategic transport schemes, programmes and policies for Sefton. The Council has not undertaken preliminary market engagement in accordance with Sections 16 and 17 of the Procurement Act 2023, having assessed that it was not required for the nature and scope of this procurement. The Contract will be tendered using the open procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. It is proposed to procure a 7-year contract, consisting of an initial 4-year period followed by a maximum of 3 x 1-year extensions which will be offered following a satisfactory performance review (in line with agreed KPI's), The Council is open to considering innovative methods of delivery including partnerships between suppliers. The Council will use Key Performance Indicators to monitor the successful bidder's performance throughout the duration of the contract. The performance of the consultant will be used to determine whether an extension is offered at the end of the initial 4-year period. Participation in this tendering process which seeks to result in securing one consultant to provide the necessary Transport Technical Support Services, in no way guarantees the successful tenderer any given volume of work over the duration of the contract period.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Aug 2032, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£10,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
as per tender the documents
- Technical & professional ability
as per tender the documents
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 60%
- Price: 25%
- Social Value: 15%
- Economic & financial standing
as per tender the documents
- Technical & professional ability
as per tender the documents
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Aug 2032
- First published
- 22 May 2025, 09:58 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 14:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 2 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN794503- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068694- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051cb3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
22 May 2025 → 2 Apr 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published22 May 2025, 09:58 BST
- Next notice expected1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published364 days ago27 Oct 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Clarification questions by323 days ago7 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline318 days ago12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by266 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts240 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent222 days ago19 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published207 days ago2 Apr 2026, 14:42 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Pipeline notice published22 May 2025, 09:58 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 16:15 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £10,000,00027 Oct 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Status changed to active27 Oct 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Deadline published: 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT27 Oct 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Tender notice published27 Nov 2025, 17:47 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT27 Nov 2025, 17:47 GMT+14 days · was 28 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Apr 2026, 14:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Apr 2026, 14:42 BST
- Contract signature expected16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Submission Deadline amended to 12th December 2025 at 12:00 hrs
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 22 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| WSP UK Limited20 Apr 2026 – 28 Aug 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2033Extensions: 3 x 12 month optional extensions available | £10,000,000 | 11 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonWSP UK Limited · Greater London
- did not winAtkinsRéalis · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- AtkinsRéalisBidder / tenderer
- WSP UK LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender