Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- West Midlands Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Phil Jones Associates (PJA) SME
- Value
- £34,917
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Road transport services (CPV 60100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 027373-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Mar 2026
- Published25 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The purpose of this work is to produce a detailed design for the first set of proposed highway changes integral to the "Kids Streets" programme. Kids Streets is a shared flagship strategic priority of the Road Safety (RS) and Active Travel (AT) Commissioners at the West Midlands Combined Authority, enthusiastically backed by Mayor Richard Parker as part of his overall vision of "Journeys for Everyone" across the West Midlands.
About the supplier
Phil Jones Associates (PJA): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04685684).