Published date: 10 April 2024

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: 26 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning and landscape architectural services - 71400000

  • Urban planning services - 71410000

  • Community health services - 85323000

    • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction - 90711400

    • Urban environmental development planning - 90712100

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP854773104

Published date

10 April 2024

Closing date

26 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 May 2024

Contract end date

1 September 2024

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Council is seeking to commission Consultants to prepare an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) that fulfils the requirement for a Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA), Equalities Impact Assessment (EIA) and Health Impact Assessment (HIA).

By taking this integrated approach it avoids the need to undertake and report on separate assessments, seeks to reduce any duplication of assessment work and benefits from a shared understanding of the outputs to inform policy development, particularly to reflect those elements such as climate change, green infrastructure, transport etc which cut across a variety of planning matters.

The Council has declared a 'Climate Emergency' and set a target of making its operations net-zero by 2030. The Assessment should have regard to this target, and it is essential that this is fully integrated into the IIA process in order to ensure that the Local Plan helps achieve these targets.

This is being operated as an Open Tender. Please see Tender Pack for full information. The tender pack also includes links to the Council's Local Plan Development.

More information

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Derek Hatcher

Address

Three Rivers House
Northway
Rickmansworth
WD3 1RL
UK

Telephone

01923278370

Email

derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk