Published date: 8 December 2021

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


Closing: 3 June 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental management - 90710000

  • Environmental impact assessment other than for construction - 90711000

  • Environmental planning - 90712000

    • Environmental issues consultancy services - 90713000

Location of contract

BN27 2AX

Value of contract

£200,585.67

Procurement reference

IT-234-32573-WDC - 032573 - AWARD

Published date

8 December 2021

Closing date

3 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 December 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

Wealden District Council (the Council) sought to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified landscape consultancy to undertake a number of landscape evidence base studies to inform the new Local Plan, including to assist in decisions on the allocation of specific areas and/or sites for development. This assessment work shall also inform the Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Plan; Development Management decisions on planning applications and assist in the production of Neighbourhood Plans. The work to be undertaken from this commission is in the form of five inter-related projects:

o Project 1: An up-to-date Landscape Character Assessment for Wealden;
o Project 2: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Residential and Employment Development in Wealden;
o Project 3: A Landscape and Visual Assessment of Areas for new settlements and large urban extensions in Wealden;
o Project 4: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Wind Turbine and Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Development in Wealden.
o Project 5: A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment of proposed allocation sites within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

The Council seeking to adopt this Local Plan by the end of 2023 in line with the Government's timetable for all local authorities to have an up-to-date adopted Local Plan. The new Local Plan is to be a single plan, containing both strategic and non-strategic policies, so requires planning policies on landscape and renewable energy, as well as information to inform area / site allocations and provide the basis for further site specific assessments. The Council has a strong landscape evidence base, however it will be necessary to review and update this to support the production of the new Local Plan.

Full information is available in the document pack from the South East Shared Services Portal.

Award information

Awarded date

14 July 2021

Contract start date

1 August 2021

Contract end date

31 December 2023

Total value of contract

£200,585.67

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Land Use Consultants Limited (LUC)

Address

250 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8RD, London, England, United Kingdom, SE1 8RD

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Bottomley (WDC)

Address

Hailsham
East Sussex
East Sussex
BN27 2AX
United Kingdom

Telephone

01323 44 33 22

Email

stephen.bottomley@wealden.gov.uk

Website

www.wealden.gov.uk