Tender: Westminster City Council – Highways Audit and Asset Management (A&AM) Contract (Starts Apr 2027)

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Westminster City Council is seeking a single, independent supplier to deliver the Highways Audit & Asset Management (A&AM) Contract to provide audit and compliance services, asset management and other professional services in support of its Highways & Public Realm Contract. The supplier must provide objective scrutiny, assurance and challenge while remaining operationally and professionally independent from the Highways & Public Realm contractor, and will undertake performance and contractual audits; commercial and cost assurance including review of estimates, applications, final accounts, compensation events, Price List items, indexation and volume rebate calculations where specified; technical assurance, inspections, design reviews, defects and compliance audits; asset-management strategy, inventory and data assurance, planned preventative maintenance programme development, BCI calculations and statutory/industry data reporting; and assurance of responsible procurement, social value and carbon-reduction commitments. The role will use the Council's IT solution (CAMS, HMMS, BSMMS and CMS) and may include additional specialist services instructed through Task Orders. Contractual reporting includes an Audit Plan (first due no later than one month after the Starting Date and subsequent-year drafts due by 1 March), monthly Performance Reports under Schedule 5, and an annual Innovation Report identifying at least five improvement opportunities and quantifying financial, carbon and customer benefit; further deliverables are set out in the Scope and Performance Management schedule. The intended contract form is the NEC4 Term Service Contract for an initial term from 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030, with up to two optional one-year extensions at the Council's discretion. This procurement follows preliminary market engagement under UK2 notice 2025/S 000-073888; participation in that engagement does not confer any advantage.