Bristol Temple Meads Eastern Entrance - Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) contribution
September 3, 2026 Director of Place (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 Executive Director of Transport approved the reallocation of underspend within Bristol City Council’s and South Gloucestershire Council’s Active Travel Fund 4 schemes on 27/07/2026. This included new allocations for various Quietway and Greenway projects, and a transfer to the ATF5 Concorde Way – MoD scheme.
The Head of Delivery (Rail) / SRO Future Transport Zone programme appointed Bevan Brittan Solicitors for legal and procurement advice on the re-procurement of the Integrated Micromobility Services contract on 24/04/2026. The contract value is up to £48,000 plus VAT.
The Director of Operations approved funding of £500,000 for The Restore Trust to deliver Connect to Work as a regional delivery partner of Supported Employment on 28/05/2026. This funding is conditional on meeting due diligence requirements and aims to deliver a minimum of 136 participant starts and 68 employment outcomes.
The Director of Operations awarded a direct award contract extension to Inner Circle Consulting for consultancy support in the sum of £82,635 (excluding VAT) on 03/06/2026. This extension is to support the delivery of the Corporate PMO within the Organisational Improvement Programme.
The West of England Combined Authority Committee approved the West of England Combined Authority Investment Plan 2026 and noted the publication of the West of England Investment Prospectus on 05/06/2026. The Investment Plan sets out the programmes the Combined Authority will pursue to deliver economic growth over the coming decade.
The Director of Stakeholders and Partnerships agreed the £4.5m staffing and programme management of the Creative Places Growth Fund on 08/06/2026. This funding will support the mobilisation and delivery of the programme.
The Executive Director of Transport approved the drawdown of £114,796 of City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement funding to develop the business case for the Micromobility Physical Parking Infrastructure project on 05/06/2026. This project aims to address issues with micromobility parking availability and tidiness.
The Joint Committee elected a Chair and Vice-Chair, noted its membership and terms of reference, and agreed meeting dates for the Municipal Year 2026/27 on 05/06/2026.
Full council record
Decision
That the MCA Director of Place:
1) approves entering a Funding To Agreement with Network Rail, under which the West of England Combined Authority will provide a £200,000 contribution towards the purchase of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation measures required to bring the Bristol Temple Meads Eastern Entrance into service. Noting, Network Rail will subsequently transfer this £200,000 contribution to the University of Bristol (UoB) for this purpose.
The £200,000 contribution will be funded from the Homes England funded GFA Eastern Entrance budget, which is held by the Mayoral Combined Authority. There is sufficient contingency within this budget to afford the £200,000 without the need to change the Anticipated Final Cost.
In addition, Homes England has formally confirmed that the HVM contribution can be met from the GFA subject to being subsidy compliant. This has now been confirmed by Sharp Pritchard (SP) and the subsidy letter prepared by SP and submitted to Homes England.
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| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 3 Sep 2026 |