prj_5779 Planning Services
Estimated value
£13.7m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
18 Nov 2025
Description
Providing strategic planning advice on land use planning matters to GBE-N and its associated organisations. Providing leadership in the development and delivery of all land use planning applications, including TCPAs and project DCOs. Providing leadership in the delivery of post-application planning activities, including but not limited to responses to questions from planning authorities, DCO examination, appeals processes, discharge of conditions and requirements. Acting as the client representative in engagement with regulatory and other stakeholders as well as acting as expert witness during DCO examination, in Appeals processes and other relevant engagement activities. Leading the development of the People and Economy baseline, assessment, mitigation and compensation measures. Providing support to the Environmental Services and Permitting Services supplier(s) in the development of impact assessments. Support in the delivery of optioneering, master planning and site design activities, providing relevant expert resource into the activities as necessary. In addition to the above, depending on the inhouse ability of the Planning Services contractor, Traffic and Transport assessment support may also be drawn from this contracting route. Planning and support in the procurement and management of any additional suppliers to deliver specialist services in respect to the above and future project activities.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e367
- Total value
- £13,710,000 excluding VAT£16,452,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2031Possible extension to 31 Mar 2035
4 possible 12-month extension options in event further time is required to deliver the Scope of the contract.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 71311300713512007135121071351220713564007941000090712000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | - The Technical Envelope represents 90% of the overall Evaluation Criteria T.1 Technical Capability and Experience 30% T.2 Methodology and Delivery Approach 30% T.3 Team and Resource Management 30% Full details can be found in Document 3A (Tender Response Requirements and Evaluation Model) | quality | — |
| Social Value | - The Social Value envelope represents 10% of the overall Evaluation Criteria SV.1 Supporting Educational Attainment 7% SV.2 Tackling Inequality in the Contract Workforce 3% Full details can be found in Document 3A (Tender Response Requirements and Evaluation Model) | quality | — |
| Commerical | The Final Evaluation shall be determined by the Price Per Quality Point (PQP) mechanism. The Preferred Bidder is the Tenderer who ranked in first place by the lowest Price per Quality Point (PQP) assessed in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria set out in Document 3A - Tender Response Requirements and Evaluation Model. The PQP will be calculated by: (a) Taking the Quality Score, which is the sum of weighted Technical scores for each Technical question and the sum of weighted Social Value scores for each Social Value question. | price | — |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As outlined in Documents 1A and 3B of the ITT documentation.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 04 Dec 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission address
- The JAGGAER eSourcing Portal may be accessed at https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ This is where submissions will be made, all communications between GBN and Tenderers will occur, and is where all official PSQ documentation will be issued. For further assistance with regards registering on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal, please consult the available help. Phone: 0800 698 630 https://jaggaer.my.site.com/SupplierSupportRequest/
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure