Published date: 6 March 2019
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000
Location of contract
Yorkshire and the Humber
Value of contract
£80,000
Procurement reference
BFDMDC001-DN396887-01135684
Published date
6 March 2019
Closing date
3 April 2019
Contract start date
8 April 2019
Contract end date
8 April 2020
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
Context: The Bradford Local Plan consists of a portfolio of Development Plan Documents (DPDs), including two Area Action Plans and a recently adopted Core Strategy. Following recent changes to the planning system including the publication of the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (July 2018) and introduction of a standard methodology for calculating local housing need, together with changes in local policy circumstances, the council has recently started a formal review of its adopted Core Strategy.
In parallel the Council is also progressing a Site Allocations DPD to identify the key remaining allocation sites that will support the strategic development requirements identified through the Core Strategy, including housing and employment sites.
Sustainability Appraisal: National planning policy states that local plans are key to delivering sustainable development and they must be prepared with the objective of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development . Sustainable development seeks to strike a balance between economic, environmental and social factors to enable people to meet their needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
It is therefore important that the Bradford Local Plan - Core Strategy DPD: Partial Review and Site Allocations DPD contributes to a sustainable future for the district. To support this objective, the Council is required to carry out a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) of the Local Plan .
SA is a means of ensuring that the likely social, economic and environmental effects of the Local Plan are identified, described and appraised and also incorporates a process set out under a European Directive and related UK regulations called Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). Where negative effects are identified, measures will be proposed to avoid, minimise or mitigate such effects. Where any positive effects are identified, measures will be considered that could enhance such effects.
At a strategic level, the SA will also help to inform the selection of plan options by appraising reasonable alternatives in respect of, in particular, different levels of growth that could be accommodated in Bradford District over the plan period, the distribution of growth between settlements and site allocations. The SA will therefore be an integral part of the preparation of the Local Plan.
About the buyer
Contact name
Ali Abed
Address
Bradford Council
Jacobs Well
Bradford
BD1 5RW
England
Telephone
+44 1274434950
Website
https://www.bradford.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/planning-policy/
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