Published date: 14 June 2022

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: 1 July 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning services - 71410000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP697337155

Published date

14 June 2022

Closing date

1 July 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

13 July 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This support will provide Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) with an assessment of the suitability and effectiveness of the project programme, project plan, and resources they have in place for delivering the production/review/update of their Local Plan.

The Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill (LURB) introduced on 11th May has wide implications across the planning system. This ITT is to procure support for councils producing plans in the current planning system.

The support includes:

•Appraisal/Assessment of the local plan production timetable, project plan, Local Development Scheme (LDS), associated risks, issues and mitigations, and a set of prioritised recommendations.

•Support with Specific Tasks - the identification and delivery of specific/targeted additional support (once/if agreed by PAS) for project management tasks/activities to keep the project management of the Local Plan on track (this support will be delivered as part of this procurement).

•Identifying additional follow-up support - the identification of additional, specific/targeted support associated with the evidence base and / or Duty to Cooperate activity/tasks required to keep the plan programme on track and assist with overall plan soundness (this support will be procured separately).

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Martin Hutchings

Address

smith square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK

Telephone

07917202319

Email

martin.hutchings@local.gov.uk