Published date: 19 August 2024

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 30 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Basement excavation work - 45112420

  • Technical planning services - 71356400

  • Urban planning services - 71410000

Location of contract

SW2 2RW

Value of contract

£0 to £99,000

Procurement reference

Lambeth Council Basement Consultancy Project

Published date

19 August 2024

Closing date

30 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 October 2024

Contract end date

30 September 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Lambeth Council are seeking to appoint a consultancy to provide support for up to a 3-year period to the Planning service for the review and assessment of Basement Impact Assessments (BIA) in relation to planning applications involving basement works. The support would be for the Development Management team to enable it to deliver against its current planning policies and service delivery targets.


This support will comprise of assessment of BIAs or reports that accompany relevant planning applications (excluding applications which are subject to Planning Performance Agreements).

Following your assessment, the Council will require you to advise on the degree of compliance with current planning policy requirements, whether sufficient information has been provided to achieve compliance with planning policy, on potential amendments that would further improve the performance of the developments and on suggested conditions and planning obligations that would ensure the delivery of the highest standards of sustainable design and construction and subsequent operation, and that would ensure the impacts of the basement development are appropriately mitigated.

The provision will be for an off-site, electronic service. The selected contractor delivering the service will be required to collaborate remotely with officers within the Development Management service. Meetings and site visits for more complex sites may also be required from time to time along with occasional attendance at the council's Planning Applications Committee. Bids should indicate the cost for attendance at Committee.

The types of applications requiring assessment will fall into 5 main category areas:

• Major, Minor, Other, Unknown, Prior Approval and Pre-application advice (excluding PPA s)

Key outputs will include:

• Review of Basement Impact Assessments and providing advice to the Development Management service in relation to key planning policy (national, regional and local) and guidance requirements for all types of planning applications.
• To attend meetings and / or site visits where necessary.
• To attend planning committee and contribute to office presentation / committee reports (including visual aids if and where necessary) and questioning from members of the committee where required.
• Providing ongoing training to members of the Lambeth Planning Team and other relevant officers.

A Detailed specification has been attached to this Notice with key requirements outlined in relation to the response requirements from all interested Suppliers & Consultants meeting this specification.

The Closing Date for Responses is 30 August at 12 noon.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Basement Impact Assessment Consultancy

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 July 2024, last edited 31 July 2024

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Taylor

Address

233 Brixton Hill
LONDON
SW21NR
England

Telephone

02079261000

Email

ctaylor1@lambeth.gov.uk