# Levelling Up Fund Interim Evaluation

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Yorkshire Combined Authority](/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Ove Arup & Partners Ltd](/contract-winners/ove-arup-partners/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £49,996
- Award date: 2 September 2025
- Published: 30 October 2025
- Contract start: 22 September 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: aecff0c7-a9b7-4237-a622-c6f36fdff46a-870283
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cd7c42fd-1b18-484f-a633-21bfe82023f8

## Description

An interim evaluation of the Levelling Up Fund 2 programme\. This is a £47 million bus improvement programme funding capital infrastructure across Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, and Calderdale with a funding deadline of March 2027\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aecff0c7-a9b7-4237-a622-c6f36fdff46a-870283)