AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wiltshire Council awarded its HE0948 term highways consultancy and management contract to WSP UK LIMITED. The signed contract record states a 1 December 2026 start, a 30 November 2032 end, and a maximum extent to 30 November 2036.
Published outcomeOne active award for lot 1 is recorded to WSP UK LIMITED. Contract data explicitly records a signing date of 15 September 2026.
Market significanceThe contract has a stated value of £200 million excluding VAT (£240 million including VAT) and covers highways consultancy and associated design and management services in Wiltshire.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WSP UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £200,000,000 excluding VAT; £240,000,000 including VAT GBP · Active award and contract
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Verified supplier identity: WSP UK LIMITED (company number 01383511). Award 1 names WSP UK Limited as supplier, relates to lot 1, and contract 1 linked to award 1 states £200,000,000 net and £240,000,000 gross.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signing
99% confidenceSigned on 15 September 2026
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Contract 1 includes dateSigned: 2026-09-15 and eight documents classified as "contractSigned".
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£200,000,000
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Contract 1 value amount is 200000000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£240,000,000
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Contract 1 value amountGross is 240000000 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceOne supplier and one recorded lot; the published contract value is recorded at contract level.
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Contract 1 is linked to award 1; award 1 has one supplier and related lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice publication
97% confidence27 July 2026
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Process published_at and release 070862-2026 are dated 2026-07-27.
Award date
99% confidence27 July 2026
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Award 1 award_date is 2026-07-27.
Contract signed
99% confidence15 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-15.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence13 October 2026
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Release 096446-2026 and its linked contract details notice are dated 2026-10-13.
Contract start
99% confidence1 December 2026
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-12-01.
Contract end
99% confidence30 November 2032
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Contract 1 period endDate is 2032-11-30.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence30 November 2036
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Contract 1 period maxExtentDate is 2036-11-30.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceTerm highways design and management consultancy services, including support for delivery of highway schemes, statutory and legal compliance, and additional design and planning projects.
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Tender description.
Principal designer role
99% confidenceThe consultant is to be appointed as principal designer under CDM 2015.
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Tender description explicitly states this requirement.
Service classification
98% confidenceHighways consultancy services; business services including consulting.
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Award item CPV classifications 71311210 and 79000000.
Delivery area
95% confidenceWiltshire (UKK15).
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Award delivery address region is UKK15; buyer is Wiltshire Council.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceSelective
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceCompetitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Competitive flexible procedure".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation scores are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence1 December 2026 to 30 November 2032
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Renewal structure
98% confidenceRenewal stated as "2+2"; maximum extent date is 30 November 2036.
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Contract hasRenewal is true, renewal description is "2+2", and maxExtentDate is 2036-11-30.
Options
98% confidenceAdditional purchases may be made while the contract is valid; NEC Options A, C or E are stated.
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Contract options description.
Performance metrics
98% confidenceAnnual observation frequency is stated for quality of service provision, commitment to climate change, and delivery to social value.
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Contract agreedMetrics lists the three metrics, each with a 12-month observation duration.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial scale
93% confidenceThe stated £200 million excluding-VAT value indicates a substantial long-term highways consultancy requirement.
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Contract 1 value is £200,000,000 excluding VAT and runs from December 2026 to November 2032 before any stated renewal period.
Service proposition
98% confidenceThe requirement combines highways consultancy, scheme delivery support, compliance, design and planning work, and principal designer responsibilities.
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Tender description.
Performance focus
98% confidencePublished metrics cover service quality, climate-change commitment and social-value delivery, with annual observations.
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Contract agreedMetrics.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract evidence quality
98% confidenceStrong
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The record provides an active contract, a signing date, defined period, values, renewal and options fields, metrics, and multiple documents classified as contractSigned.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null; the award links to lot 1.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bidder count, scoring, award rationale or pricing breakdown is included in the supplied data.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification completed with an exact-name match to WSP UK LIMITED, company number 01383511; no supplier-name mismatch is flagged.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder numbers, evaluation scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, savings, and any individual work-order allocation.
- The renewal description is stated only as "2+2"; the notice does not explain conditions, approval requirements or whether either period will be exercised.
- No future procurement plan or renewal decision has been published; the renewal horizon is a date-based estimate only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Wiltshire CouncilWSP UK LIMITEDHE0948highways consultancyhighways managementCDM 2015public procurementterm consultancy contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Wiltshire Council's HE0948 highways consultancy contract?
WSP UK LIMITED won the recorded active award for lot 1.
What is the value of the HE0948 contract?
The contract states £200 million excluding VAT and £240 million including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period runs from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2032, with a stated maximum extent date of 30 November 2036.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record explicitly gives a signing date of 15 September 2026 and includes documents classified as contractSigned.
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