Awarded contract

Professional Services Contractor to support Highways and Infrastructure

Details

Buyer: Herefordshire Council
Supplier(s): AtkinsRéalis UK Limited, Faithful and Gould Ltd
Value: £96,000,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Published: 18 December 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Herefordshire Council's (the Client) objective for the service is for a single professional services provider that: • delivers responsive and high-quality multidisciplinary professional services • takes a partnership approach seeking to develop a long term relationship with Herefordshire (the Client) for the delivery of professional services • understand the needs of Herefordshire, its environment and communities • supports the Client team to develop its capability and capacity in the delivery and commissioning of professional services so that by the end of the Service Period it is in a stronger position. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published18 December 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date18 December 2025
Next: Contract expiry date5 April 2031in 4 years

About the buyer

Herefordshire Council is the local authority for the county of Herefordshire, procuring through its own commissioning framework. Suppliers register free of charge on Supplying the South West, the council's electronic procurement and tendering portal. Contracts below a set value invite at least three local suppliers to tender directly for the work. Larger contracts follow a formal tendering process, governed by the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations. The largest opportunities are also advertised nationally through the Find a Tender Service. Bidders above the relevant threshold must register separately on the Central Digital Platform to take part.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Herefordshire Council's contract awards have been in construction work, software and information systems and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

71000000 · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@herefordshire-council.gov