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    ContractsInterim Highways and Infrastructure Manager
    Awarded contract

    Interim Highways and Infrastructure Manager

    Awarded
    £51k
    Published 3 Sept 2026

    Temporary highways and infrastructure leadership role providing essential service continuity for a local authority during permanent staff recruitment.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· North WestPublished 3 Sept 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £51k
    Published 3 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £51,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      North West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • EC
      Essency Consulting Limited
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published today.

    3 September 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Council is seeking a consultant to provide temporary leadership and operational management of its highways and infrastructure services. The role offers an opportunity to ensure continuity during a recruitment period for a permanent postholder. Key responsibilities include: overseeing daily highways operations, managing capital investment programmes, supervising major contractual arrangements, fulfilling network management duties, managing flood risk responsibilities, coordinating emergency response procedures, and maintaining the Council's highways and infrastructure portfolio. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced highways professional or senior manager to provide critical strategic and operational support to a local authority.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, Cheshire West and Chester Council has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. AMION CONSULTING1× · 17%
    2. LOVELOCK MITCHELL (CHESTER) LTD1× · 17%
    3. POLYGON PLACE STRATEGY LTD1× · 17%
    4. Essency Consulting Limited1× · 17%
    5. PURCELL ADVISORY LIMITED1× · 17%
    6. LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS LLP1× · 17%

    Across engineering, the most active winners are AECOM LTD, WSP UK LIMITED, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06f11a
    CW
    Buyer
    Cheshire West and Chester Council
    Sector
    Engineering