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
- Forest of Dean District Council · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- Aecom Limited, City Science Corporation Limited SME
- Value
- £204,880.31 across 2 lots
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Transport systems consultancy services (CPV 71311200)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 031310-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2026
- Published7 Apr 2026Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
Work is progressing on developing a revised draft Forest of Dean District (FODDC) Local Plan 2025 - 2045. The Council is seeking to procure a Transport Planner and a Highways and Transport expert consultant to develop the transport evidence base required to support the Local Plan making process. Providers are sought under Lot 5 of ESPO Framework 664_25, in the line with the relevant conditions of the Framework. The work is divided into two parts, a Transport Planner and a Highways and Transport expert consultant. This RFQ is closed to those organisations that responded to an Expression of Interest under ESPO Lot 5 of ESPO Framework 664_25. This requirement is being procured under two LOTS LOT 1 - Transport Planner. LOT 2 - Highways and Transport expert consultant.
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Planner and a Highways and Transport expert consultant for Forest of Dean District Council | Aecom Limited | £65,005 |
| Transport Planner and a Highways and Transport expert consultant for Forest of Dean District Council | City Science Corporation Limited SME | £140k |
About the suppliers
Aecom Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01846493).
City Science Corporation Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09801932).