The Director of Transport Programmes approved extending Bevan Brittan Solicitors for legal and procurement advice on the Integrated Micromobility Services contract re-procurement. The contract value is up to £70,000 plus VAT, appointed through the CCS Public Sector Legal Services framework.

The West of England Combined Authority Committee approved the revised Corporate Risk Management Framework on 5 June 2026. This framework includes updated risk categories, new risk appetite statements, residual risk appetite thresholds, and the introduction of opportunity risk management.

The Executive Director of Transport approved the Somer Valley Links Programme – Phase 3 – Bear Flat Early Works Funding Application on 25 June 2026. This decision approves the draw down of £1,203,538 of City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement capital funding by Bath and North East Somerset Council.

The Executive Director for Transport awarded a contract to Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP for £316,500 (excluding VAT) to provide legal services for land acquisition for the Bath to Bristol Strategic Corridor programme on 5 June 2026. This was a direct award under the RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services framework.

The Executive Director of Transport approved revised delivery timeframes and reprofiled £455,000 of Active Travel Fund 6 capital funding for the Prince Street Bridge Pedestrianisation scheme on 2 July 2026. The construction start date is deferred to January 2028.

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority Committee was asked to endorse the joint Masterplan for Hicks Gate on 5 June 2026 as a non-statutory planning framework. This masterplan aims to unlock coordinated and high-quality housing delivery with significant infrastructure delivery.

The Director of Place awarded £229,815.79 to Ove Arup & Partners Limited via the SPDP contract to provide programme delivery support for the Small Sites Aggregator Programme on 27 July 2026. This funding supports the pathfinder phase of unlocking underutilised Local Authority land for social housing.

The Director of Place approved the direct award of a contract to Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP for up to £300,000 to provide specialist legal services for the Small Sites Aggregator Pathfinder Programme on 27 July 2026. This contract supports the preparation, implementation, and governance of Local Development Orders.

The Director of Bus Operations awarded a contract to Atkins Realis for up to £52,000 to undertake a review of bus information in the West of England region on 11 June 2026. This review aims to improve public bus information provision and infrastructure investment.