Awarded contract

SDS - Critical Friend

Details

Buyer: West of England Combined Authority
Supplier(s): Richard Wood Associates Ltd
Value: £150,000
Duration: 2 years
Topic: Urban environmental development planning
Published: 7 October 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Provision for a supplier to act as a Critical Friend to review and scrutinise works relating to the Spatial Development Strategy. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published7 October 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date7 October 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 December 2028in 2 years

About the buyer

West of England Combined Authority is a regional Local authority covering Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire, led by a directly elected mayor. The Combined Authority has published its own Commercial Strategy and Procurement Policy setting out how it buys. Regional transport, skills and economic development programmes each commission through this single system. Suppliers of all sizes are sought, with sustainability built into supply chain requirements.

Over the past 5 years, most of the West of England Combined Authority's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services, and research and development.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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