Cheshire and Warrington Outline Water Plan contract awarded to Arcadis

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 14:26.

Opportunity overview

The newly established Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) has recently stated its intention to commission an Independent Economic Review (IER) for the subregion - setting out the evidence for the opportunities for and constraints on local growth. In support of this, it is vital to better understand where water infrastructure may require upgrades to support local ambition, and how we can better work together to ensure that flooding and drought are not impediments to growth whilst ensuring that wider ecosystem services and farming resilience are better supported. Simultaneously, the Water White Paper published in January 2026 committed Government to act on the Independent Water Commission recommendation, setting up Regional Systems Planning in England. DEFRA have set out an intention to pilot this through Regional System Planners (RSPs), established across each region of England with the aim of influencing both PR29 and other water system investment plans. Defra are keen for partnerships to pilot RSP governance and structures during this set-up year. and have set out that they only intend to provide high level direction on form. Within this context there is a significant opportunity to influence water planning, and ensure alignment with local growth and wider environmental ambitions. To support the IER along with engagement with the establishing North West RSP, ECW is seeking to appoint consultants to develop a strategic, place based evidence base and outline water plan that sits between national/regional water planning processes and local spatial, economic, and infrastructure planning.

Awarded to

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Arcadis Consulting (UK)

Matched by number

Published award value: £79.2k
Awarded: 12 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 02212959

Classification

CPV73110000 — Research services
CPV73210000 — Research consultancy services

Documents and notices

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Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: C&W_OWP
Published: 3 Sept 2026, 10:47
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Open procedure (below threshold)
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73110000
Description: Research services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 73210000
Description: Research consultancy services

Tender Period

Ends: 24 Sept 2026, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: Yes

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: CW7 1AH

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/jH9F9wAB
Name: ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON

Identifier

Legal Name: ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/jH9F9wAB

Address

Street Address: 1 Floor, Wyvern House
Locality: WINSFORD
Postal Code: CW97TN
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Michael Wolffe
Email: tenders@cheshireandwarrington.com
Telephone: 07432360226

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-02212959
Name: Arcadis Consulting (UK)

Identifier

Legal Name: Arcadis Consulting (UK)
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 02212959

Address

Street Address: 80 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 4BY, United Kingdom

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3-1
Status: active
Date: 13 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 13 Oct 2026, 13:19

Value

Amount: 79,246.49
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-02212959
Name: Arcadis Consulting (UK)

Contract period

Starts: 27 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Published: 13 Oct 2026, 13:19
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Document Type: biddingDocuments
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Format: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Entry 3

Id: 3
Document Type: tenderNotice
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Entry 4

Id: 4
Document Type: tenderNotice
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Format: application/pdf

Entry 5

Id: 5
Document Type: biddingDocuments
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Format: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Recorded locations

Buyer location · WINSFORD · CW97TN · England
Delivery location · CW7 1AH

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

b599173f-954e-482f-8aab-ce2914b0b5aa-917583Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 13 Oct 2026, 13:19

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington awarded a research and consultancy services contract for the Cheshire and Warrington Outline Water Plan to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED. The published award value is £79,246.49, with an award-level delivery period from 27 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Published outcome signals

Published procurement statusComplete / awardedEvidence: Process fields state stage 'award', display_status 'awarded', source_status 'complete'; the release is an 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3-1 has status 'active'.
Contract conclusionNot explicitly confirmedEvidence: The supplied record is an award notice and provides an active award status, but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.

95% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: b599173f-954e-482f-8aab-ce2914b0b5aa-917583
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 13 Oct 2026, 14:26
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is published to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED (company number 02212959). The notice records an award, but does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.

Market significance

This is a sub-£80,000 open, below-threshold consultancy opportunity supporting place-based water-planning evidence, engagement with the North West Regional System Planner, and alignment with growth, environmental and infrastructure planning.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3-1 · 79246.49 GBP · active

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The award names supplier ID GB-COH-02212959; supplier verification matches company number 02212959 to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED. The single award has status 'active' and value £79,246.49.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published procurement status

99% confidence

Complete / awarded

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Process fields state stage 'award', display_status 'awarded', source_status 'complete'; the release is an 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3-1 has status 'active'.

Contract conclusion

95% confidence

Not explicitly confirmed

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The supplied record is an award notice and provides an active award status, but contains no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£79,246.49

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Award value is 79246.49 GBP for the sole published award.

Tender value

99% confidence

£80,000

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Tender value is stated as 80000 GBP.

Difference between tender and award values

99% confidence

£753.51 below the published tender value

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Calculated from the supplied tender value (£80,000) and award value (£79,246.49).

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender published

99% confidence

3 September 2026

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Tender datePublished is 2026-09-03T10:47:04+01:00.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

24 September 2026, 17:00 BST

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Tender period endDate is 2026-09-24T17:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award date is 2026-10-13T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice published

99% confidence

13 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-13T13:19:18+01:00.

Award-level contract period

99% confidence

27 October 2026 to 31 March 2027

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The award contractPeriod states startDate 2026-10-27T00:00:00Z and endDate 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

Strategic, place-based evidence base and outline water plan

View supporting evidence

The description states that consultants are sought to develop a strategic, place-based evidence base and outline water plan between national/regional water planning and local spatial, economic and infrastructure planning.

Policy and planning context

96% confidence

Support for the Independent Economic Review and engagement with the establishing North West Regional System Planner

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The description identifies support for the IER and engagement with the establishing North West RSP.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 73110000 — Research services

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Primary classification is CPV 73110000, Research services.

Secondary classification

99% confidence

CPV 73210000 — Research consultancy services

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Additional classification is CPV 73210000, Research consultancy services.

Delivery location

98% confidence

CW7 1AH

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Tender item 1 lists delivery postal code CW7 1AH.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open procedure (below threshold)

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Tender procurementMethod is 'open' and procurementMethodDetails is 'Open procedure (below threshold)'.

SME and VCSE suitability

99% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs and VCSEs

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Tender suitability records sme: true and vcse: true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied fields.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Published award-level period

99% confidence

27 October 2026 to 31 March 2027

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Award contractPeriod provides these dates.

Extensions or renewal options

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No extension, option or renewal terms are present in the supplied fields.

Pricing and payment terms

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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The supplied record provides headline tender and award values only.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award value relative to tender value

99% confidence

The published award value is 99.1% of the £80,000 tender value.

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Calculated from £79,246.49 award value divided by £80,000 tender value.

Supplier allocation

96% confidence

The full published award value is associated with the sole published supplier and sole award.

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One award is supplied, naming one supplier and one award value; no lots are published.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

95%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3
Analysed: 13 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON

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The process buyer_name and buyer party identify ENTERPRISE CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Winsford, England (CW9 7TN)

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Buyer party address lists locality WINSFORD, postal code CW97TN and country England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED

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Supplier verification records verifiedCompanyName ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED, verified company number 02212959, with match method 'company_number'.

Company identifier

99% confidence

GB-COH 02212959

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The supplier party and verification data give identifier scheme GB-COH and company number 02212959.

Supplier scale

98% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details record scale as 'large'.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated next procurement or renewal point

87% confidence

31 March 2027, based on the published award-level end date

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Award contractPeriod ends 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00. This is an end-date estimate, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Inconsistent contract start dates

99% confidence

The tender states 5 October 2026, while the award record states 27 October 2026.

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Tender contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-05; award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-27. The analysis reports both rather than selecting an unsupported date.

Lot detail

99% confidence

No lots or lot allocations are published.

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The supplied lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.

Supplier identity quality

99% confidence

Supplier identity is verified by company number.

View supporting evidence

Verification status is 'verified' using company number 02212959; no supplier name mismatch or address-like source name is flagged.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or conclusion; it supports an active award only.
The source contains conflicting contract start dates: 5 October 2026 in the tender period and 27 October 2026 at award level.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot titles or allocations, and extension or renewal terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the Cheshire and Warrington Outline Water Plan contract?

ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED, company number 02212959, is the verified supplier named on the published award.

What is the published award value?

£79,246.49.

When does the published award-level contract period end?

31 March 2027. The notice does not publish extension or renewal terms.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Cheshire and Warrington Outline Water Plan

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Arcadis Consulting (UK)

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Additional Classifications

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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