M32 Sustainable Transport Corridor
July 8, 2026 Executive Director of Transport (Officer) Key decision Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Head of Transport Programmes approved awarding a contract to SOENECS LIMITED for £27,250 to finalise circular economy proposals for the TCR programme on 29/07/2026.
The West of England Combined Authority Committee noted the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Annual Report 2025/26 on 5 June 2026.
The West of England Combined Authority Committee noted the receipt of £45,005,618 in Brownfield Housing Fund capital grant and delegated delivery details to the MCA's Director of Place on 5 June 2026.
The Director of Place published the West of England Local Remediation Acceleration Plan and agreed grant allocations to Avon Fire & Rescue Service and Bristol City Council on 18/06/2026.
The Executive Director of Transport approved the Bear Flat Early Works Funding Application for the Somer Valley Links – Phase 3 project and the drawdown of £1,203,538 of CRSTS capital funding on 25/06/2026.
Network Rail was awarded a contract variation of £677,364.93 for the Metrowest Phase 2 DSA ES4 Refresh for North Filton and Henbury stations on 08/07/2026.
The Hubbub Group was awarded a contract for Underground Assets Data Transformation and Commercialisation support for £142,495 on 06/07/2026.
The West of England Combined Authority accepted a grant funding award of £27,881,969 from the Department for Transport for the Mayoral Transport Funding 2026/27 on 17/07/2026.
LDA Design was awarded a contract for a strategic vision and delivery plan for the North Somerset Growth Gateway for £74,970 + VAT on 12/06/2026.
The Executive Director of Transport approved an additional £70,000 award of ZETC funding and the repurposing of £450,000 of ZETC funding to Bristol City Council on 08/07/2026.
Atkins Realis was awarded a contract for £50,000 + VAT to progress lessons learnt on CRSTS regarding the West of England Combined Authority's role as Accountable Body on 06/07/2026.
Two contracts for Commercial Interim Resources: procurement specialists were awarded to Insight Executive Ltd for a combined total of £150,000 + VAT on 29/06/2026.
The Executive Director of Transport approved the submission of a Consolidated Active Travel Fund (ATF6) change request to Active Travel England to change the programme delivery milestone and amend the spend profile on 09/07/2026.
Full council record
Decision
That the Executive Director for Transport
- Approves the draw down £1.69m (including risk and contingency) of City Regions Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) capital funding from the existing Full Business Case allocation to continue working on the Outline Business Case as shown in the table below:
Proposed
Up to 25/26
26/27
27/28
Total
OBC
£4,191,605
£1,396,074
£5,587,679
FBC
£320,567
£4,871,361
£5,191,928
- Agrees to a series of Executive Director meetings to establish alignment on programme extents and how best to deliver wider corridor aspirations.
- Notes the financial implications of this change; moving budget allocated for the FBC to cover the ongoing OBC development as set out below.
Total grant amount (CRSTS)
Grant
CRSTS
OBC
CRSTS
FBC
Current
£4.23m
£6.55m
£10.78m
Proposed
£5.59m
£5.19m
£10.78m
Movement
+£1.36m
-£1.36m
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 8 Jul 2026 |