AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Wolverhampton City Council awarded the Six Mile Green professional-services requirement to TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED under a framework. A later contract change notice adds biodiversity net gain (BNG) credit procurement and related planning-compliance support to the scope.
Published outcomeThe published contract record identifies one active award, award ID 1, to TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED. The notice history shows an award notice, contract-details notice and subsequent change notice; no explicit signature evidence is supplied.
Market significanceThe work supports enabling activities for Wolverhampton’s Green Innovation Corridor, including preparation of development-ready plots and planning-condition compliance for a mixed-use innovation development.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually published GBP · Active award
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Award ID 1 is linked to supplier GB-COH-02165592. The supplier was verified by company number 02165592.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award notice published
98% confidence23 July 2026
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Release history lists a Contract award notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-07-23.
Contract details notice published
98% confidence3 September 2026
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Release history lists a Contract details notice on Find a Tender dated 2026-09-03.
Contract change notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Contract document 095845-2026 is a UK10 Contract change notice with publication date 2026-10-09.
Award status
90% confidenceActive
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Award ID 1 has status 'active'.
Recorded contract period start
88% confidence5 October 2026
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The contract record period.startDate is 2026-10-05; this is also the amendment date.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract record value excluding VAT
98% confidence£860,967.88
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The contract record in the change notice states amount £860,967.88, currency GBP.
Contract record value including VAT
98% confidence£1,033,161.46
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The contract record in the change notice states amountGross £1,033,161.46, currency GBP.
Original award value
99% confidenceUnknown
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No award-level value is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Planning permission referenced in modification rationale
90% confidence22 January 2026
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The amendment rationale states that LPA application 25/01020/FUL was approved on this date.
Modification date
99% confidence5 October 2026
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The contract amendment is dated 2026-10-05.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Core requirement
96% confidenceProfessional consultancy to manage and oversee pre-construction enabling works, including site clearance, remediation, service infrastructure and development-ready plots.
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Published opportunity description.
Professional disciplines
98% confidenceProject and cost management, technical assurance, quantity surveying and invoice validation, design and engineering support, and climate-action/sustainability integration.
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Published opportunity description.
Modified scope
97% confidenceBNG off-site credit procurement, due diligence, liaison with a registered Habitat Bank Operator, and evidence/documentation for discharge of the planning condition.
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Contract change rationale.
Development context
90% confidenceEnabling work for plots intended for mixed-use commercial buildings, described as creating over 12,000 sqm of business innovation space and around 500 associated jobs, with £22m investment leveraged.
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Published opportunity description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
98% confidenceSelective; award under framework
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Process fields state procurement_method 'selective' and procurement_method_details 'Award under framework'.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation results are supplied.
Lots
98% confidenceAward linked to lot ID 1; no lot title or separate lot description published.
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Award record lists lot_ids_json ["1"]; the lots dataset is empty.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Modification basis stated by buyer
94% confidenceUnforeseeable circumstances under Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023
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The amendment rationale cites Schedule 8 and states the modification is on an unforeseeable-circumstances basis.
Modification rationale
96% confidenceThe buyer states BNG credits are required before site works, while the existing professional-services scope did not cover credits, associated diligence, Habitat Bank Operator coordination or planning-condition discharge submissions.
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Contract change rationale.
Duration and end date
99% confidenceUnknown
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No contract end date or duration is supplied.
Execution status
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The published data contains award, contract-details and change notices, but no explicit contract-signature field or statement.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Change-control signal
93% confidenceThe published modification expands planning and biodiversity-compliance support within the professional-services arrangement rather than identifying a separate supplier for this activity.
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The change rationale says the current contract is to be varied and identifies Turner & Townsend as already leading technical assurance and planning-compliance work.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe notice publishes a net and gross contract-record value, but does not provide the pre-modification value or the increment attributable to the BNG scope.
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Change-notice contract value is supplied, while no earlier value or amendment increment is published.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice context
99% confidenceThis record is a contract change notice and should not be read as the original award notice.
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The current notice is labelled UK10 Contract change notice; release history separately records award and contract-details notices.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe published contract-record values are not explicitly identified as an original award value, revised total, or modification increment.
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Only values on the contract record are supplied in the change notice.
Unpublished award and evaluation details
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award date, bid count, evaluation results, award-level value and pricing breakdown.
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Relevant fields are null or absent.
Contract status evidence
98% confidenceA contract start date is recorded, but explicit signature or execution evidence is not supplied.
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Contract period.startDate is present; no signature field or statement is present.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot ID 1 is referenced, but its title, description and value are not published.
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Award links to lot 1 while the lots dataset is empty.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.
- No original award value, modification increment, pricing breakdown, duration or end date is published.
- No bidder count, evaluation scores, award date or competition detail is published.
- Lot 1 is referenced without a published title, description or separately allocated value.
- The change notice does not state whether its contract-record values are pre- or post-modification totals.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Six Mile GreenWolverhampton City CouncilTurner & Townsend Project Management LimitedGreen Innovation Corridorprofessional services contractbiodiversity net gain
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Six Mile Green Professional Services Contract?
The published award identifies TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED, verified under company number 02165592.
What did the contract change cover?
The buyer states that the variation adds BNG off-site credit procurement, due diligence, Habitat Bank Operator coordination, and planning-condition discharge documentation.
What is the published contract value?
The change-notice contract record shows £860,967.88 excluding VAT and £1,033,161.46 including VAT. The notice does not state whether these are the original award value, revised total, or modification increment.
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