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Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority - Transport Operating Model, Functions Assessment and Transition Planning

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71311200

Value£80k

Deadline22 Sept 2026

Published27 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 27 Aug 202625 days leftCloses 22 Sept 2026

Who to contact

centralprocurement@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£80ktotal contract value

median £95k

this tender£0£2.0m

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The brief

Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) invites submissions from suitably qualified consultants to support the design of its future transport operating model.

CWCA has recently been established and must discharge a range of statutory transport responsibilities alongside a broader strategic role enabled through its devolution deal.

This commission requires a detailed, function-by-function assessment of transport responsibilities, leading to clear, costed, and deliverable recommendations, culminating in options for coherent and integrated operating models.

Outputs must be sufficiently detailed to enable the Combined Authority to proceed directly to implementation and decision-making.

High-level or purely strategic outputs will not be sufficient.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) invites

Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) invites submissions from suitably qualified consultants to support the design of its future transport operating model.

CWCA has recently been established and must

CWCA has recently been established and must discharge a range of statutory transport responsibilities alongside a broader strategic role enabled through its devolution deal.

This commission requires a detailed, function-by-function assessment

Outputs must be sufficiently detailed to enable

Outputs must be sufficiently detailed to enable the Combined Authority to proceed directly to implementation and decision-making.

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5–9 daysof bid-team effort

£3.4k–£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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