Published date: 13 March 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 January 2023, 1pm

Contract summary

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Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

HEREFCC-DN647508-28488677

Published date

13 March 2023

Closing date

20 January 2023

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 February 2023

Contract end date

31 July 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?

Yes

Description

Preparation of a viability assessment to inform and support an updated Local Plan for Herefordshire. Hereford Council is currently updating the Core Strategy which was adopted in 2015 and the new Local Plan will guide future development of the County to 2041. This is a comprehensive update of the strategy.
A viability assessment of the whole draft Regulation 18 Part 1 plan is required to:
• inform the robustness of the policies and proposals
• demonstrate the deliverability of the strategy and policies
• help develop the process of infrastructure delivery planning
• develop background work to inform the preparation of a charging schedule for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) or its replacement.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Economic Viability Assessment

  • Opportunity
  • Published 12 December 2022, last edited 11 January 2023

Additional text

The tender is available on the procurement portal https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/. DN647508.

Award information

Awarded date

23 February 2023

Contract start date

2 March 2023

Contract end date

30 July 2023

Total value of contract

£24,138

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Houston Economic Consulting Ltd

Address

EX4 5ET

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Council Offices
Plough Lane
Hereford
HR4 0LE
United Kingdom

Email

commercialservices@herefordshire.gov.uk

Website

https://www.herefordshire.gov.uk