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Interim Highways and Infrastructure Support

Cheshire West and Chester Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 12:31.

Opportunity overview

The consultant will provide essential continuity of leadership within a critical statutory service, ensuring effective oversight of highways operations, capital investment programmes, major contractual arrangements, network management duties, flood risk responsibilities, emergency response arrangements and the Council's wider highways and infrastructure portfolio pending recruitment of a permanent postholder

Awarded to

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Essency Consulting

Matched by number
Contract value
£51k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Sept 2026
Award ID
083393-2026-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 05308156
Location
Wimslow, UKD, SK9 1HF, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV71311210 — Highways consultancy services

Lots

  • The consultant will provide essential continuity of leadership within a critical statutory service, ensuring effective oversight of highways operations, capital investment programmes, major contractual arrangements, network management duties, flood risk responsibilities, emergency response arrangements and the Council's wider highways and infrastructure portfolio pending recruitment of a permanent postholderValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06f11a
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Direct award on ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_25

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
71311210
Description
Highways consultancy services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The consultant will provide essential continuity of leadership within a critical statutory service, ensuring effective oversight of highways operations, capital investment programmes, major contractual arrangements, network management duties, flood risk responsibilities, emergency response arrangements and the Council's wider highways and infrastructure portfolio pending recruitment of a permanent postholder
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71311210
Description
Highways consultancy services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cheshire West and Chester Council
Id
GB-FTS-139736

Identifier

Legal Name
Cheshire West and Chester Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
The Portal, Wellington Road
Locality
Ellesmere Port
Region
UKD
Postal Code
CH650BA
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Elaine Roberts-Smith

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Essency Consulting
Id
GB-COH-05308156

Identifier

Legal Name
Essency Consulting
Id
05308156
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Street Address
1 Swan Street
Locality
Wimslow
Region
UKD
Postal Code
SK9 1HF
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Organisation 3
Name
Courts of Justice
Id
GB-FTS-66742

Identifier

Legal Name
Courts of Justice

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
083393-2026-1
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-05308156
Name
Essency Consulting

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
083393-2026-1
Award ID
083393-2026-1
Status
active
Date Signed
2 Sept 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
51,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ellesmere Port · UKD · CH650BA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 083393-2026award, contract ·