The Director of Place approved the direct award of a contract to KPMG United Kingdom Limited for advisory services to support the Small Sites Aggregator Pathfinder Programme. The contract value is £350,000 and was approved on 27/07/2026.

The Section 73 officer, Director of Finance, Investments and Commercial, accepted a grant award of £26,174,059 for the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas 2 (ZEBRA2) scheme and approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Transport. This decision was made on 05/05/2026.

The West of England Combined Authority Committee delegated authority to the Director of Place to approve the Full Business Case for the Distribution Hub. They also allocated £5m of Investment Fund capital to create a Nature Recovery Fund. These decisions were made on 05/06/2026.

The West of England Combined Authority Committee approved change requests for schemes within the Investment Fund programme. They also agreed to allow certain councils to move CRSTS risk budgets between CRSTS projects. These decisions were made on 05/06/2026.

The Committee supported the Mayor's intention to apply for Established Mayoral Strategic Authority status. This decision was made on 05/06/2026.

The Director of Operations approved final allocations totaling £15,738,633 to Adult Skills Fund providers for 2026/27. A further £248,421 was awarded to City of Bristol College for the Construction Skills Package. This decision was made on 01/06/2026.

The Director of Bus Operations awarded a contract to Atkins Realis to review bus information in the West of England region. The total contract value is up to £52,000 and this decision was made on 11/06/2026.