Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
West Midlands Combined Authority
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B193SD
UK
Contact person: Lydia Russell
E-mail: lydia.russell@wmca.org.uk
NUTS: UKG31
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.wmca.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ITS Silver Command Support
Reference number: PRT-INNOV-SMG-2026-0004
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79421000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
WMCA requires a time-bound, part-time Silver Command lead to provide senior operational leadership for the ITS World Congress 2027, acting as the link between Gold governance and Bronze delivery teams while overseeing stakeholder engagement, programme integration, risk management, commercial assurance, and delivery coordination through to the Congress in October 2027.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
158 793.37
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
WMCA requires a time-bound, part-time Silver Command lead to provide senior operational leadership for the ITS World Congress 2027, acting as the link between Gold governance and Bronze delivery teams while overseeing stakeholder engagement, programme integration, risk management, commercial assurance, and delivery coordination through to the Congress in October 2027. WMCA will award via the AEC framework- Constellia who will subcontract out to JFG Communications Ltd.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The contract duration is 01/09/2026- 31/10/2027 awarded to Constellia, this will be subcontracted to JFG Communications Ltd.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a compliant direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) Framework to Constellia Limited. This award via a framework does not require prior publication under PCR 2015
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/09/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Constellia Public Limited
08664789
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 158 793.37
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Value excluding VAT: 155 617.50 GBP
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
This contract will be subcontracted to JFG Communications Ltd
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
West Midlands Combined Authority
Birmingham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/10/2026