Published date: 4 June 2025

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


Closing: 21 March 2025, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning services - 71410000

  • Environmental planning - 90712000

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000

Procurement reference

NUN-21719

Published date

4 June 2025

Closing date

21 March 2025

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 June 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2026

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

The aim and purpose of the proposed Green and Grey Belt Review - Stage 1 is to provide the Council with an objective, evidence-based and independent assessment of how the parts of the West Midlands Green Belt, that fall with Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough's administrative boundary, contribute to the five purposes of Green Belt, as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework, and to identify any areas of Grey Belt land. The findings of the study will provide the Council with an understanding of which areas of land should retain their Green Belt designation, which areas should be classified as Grey Belt, and which areas have the potential for release without compromising the performance of the West Midlands Green Belt as a whole.

The Review will form an important part of the evidence base, of the next Local Plan Review, and will be considered alongside other pieces of evidence when selecting the most sustainable locations for growth.

The Review may also be used to assess the suitability of any new sites proposed in a future Call for Sites consultation or on receipt of future planning applications. However, until it is examined, as part of the next Local Plan Review examination, it will only carry some weight in the decision-making process.
Furthermore, it is anticipated that there will be a need to undertake a more detailed, site-specific Green and Grey Belt Assessment, as the next Local Plan Review progresses. This will form the Green and Grey Belt Review - Stage 2. The Stage 2 Review will need to consider the cumulative impact on the wider West Midlands Green Belt if all reasonable, identified site options were released from the Green Belt, for example. As it is currently unclear if a Stage 2 Review will be required, no further scope can be outlined currently.

Award information

Awarded date

22 May 2025

Contract start date

1 June 2025

Contract end date

31 May 2026

Total value of contract

£100,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Aspinall Verdi Limited

Address

31 The Calls,
Leeds,
England,
LS2 7EY

Reference

Companies House number: 06908655

Value of contract

£100,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Town Hall
NUNEATON
CV115AA
England

Email

procurement@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk