Published date: 26 November 2018

Last edited date: 26 November 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 8 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

IP33 3YU

Value of contract

£40,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

SEBC/0851/2018

Published date

26 November 2018

Closing date

8 January 2019

Contract start date

22 January 2019

Contract end date

31 December 2022

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?

No

Description

Return deadline is 17:00 on 8th January 2019.

Consultancy Services for Sustainability Appraisal Scoping, Sustainability Appraisal/SEAs and Habitat Regulations Assessments to support the West Suffolk Local Plan.

Forest Heath District Council and St Edmundsbury Borough Council will formally merge into a single council known as West Suffolk in May 2019. Ahead of this, the Councils will shortly commence work on the development of a new Local Plan for West Suffolk. The Local Development Scheme (LDS) timeline for the preparation of the Plan is attached to this schedule at Annex A, which is currently progressing through the Council's committee process for adoption in December 2018.

To support and inform the West Suffolk Local Plan, the Council is seeking a consultancy to produce a Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report and Sustainability Appraisals/SEAs and Habitat Regulations Assessment reports. A summary of the work required is set out in table 1 below. Consultants bidding for this work should review these requirements carefully and ensure they are able to provide the requisite skills and expertise to undertake and deliver this project.

More information

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Additional text

St Edmundsbury Borough Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Consultancy Services for Sustainability Appraisal Scoping, Sustainability Appraisal/SEAs and Habitat Regulations Assessments to support the West Suffolk Local Plan.

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 17:00 on 8th January 2019. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions is [INSERT CLARIFICATION END DATE AND TIME HERE] which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Zia Quader

Address

Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1284757310

Email

zia.quader@westsuffolk.gov.uk

Website

http://www.westsuffolk.gov.uk/Business/Selling_to_the_Council/index.cfm