The Director of Operations approved grant awards of up to £91,800 to Bath & North East Somerset Council and up to £176,400 to South Gloucestershire Council for the Youth Guarantee Data Project on 10/07/2026. The decision delegated authority to finalise grant agreements and confirmed each UA's responsibility for procurement, contract award, management, and data controller duties.

The Director of Finance, Investment and Commercial approved a £2.0m loan payment to Bristol Temple Quarter Limited Liability Partnership on 30 June 2026, bringing the total loan to £6.5m. This payment is for masterplanning, feasibility, legal, technical, and resourcing costs for the regeneration area.

The Head of Infrastructure Directorate Planning awarded a £50,000 contract to Atkins Realis on 06/07/2026 to progress lessons learned on CRSTS regarding the West of England Combined Authority's role as Accountable Body.

The Executive Director of Transport approved the drawdown of £1,612,000 for the Bath Walking & Wheeling Cycling links project and £495,000 for the Somer Valley Links project on 08/07/2026. These funds are transferred from delivery to development allocation to bring the schemes to FBC stage.

The Executive Director of Transport approved a contract award of £350,075.49 to OVE Arup & Partners Ltd on 08/07/2026 to provide technical support for the West of England Transport Strategy 2026.