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Published 12 Apr 2021, 11:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

AT1027 Planning Consultancy for London Luton Airport Limited

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£500,000≈ £100k / year
Submissions closed 10 May 2021awarded 30 Jul 2021
Awarded to Alpha Planning Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 1 Jul 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As the Local Planning Authority the Council is statutorily required to consider all planning matters relevant to the Airport. The detailed and technical planning matters that arise from its existence and operation require specialist aviation and planning consideration which the Council does not currently have “in-house”.

CPV: Transport systems consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jul 2021 – 30 Jun 2026 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Price: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Cost and Quality: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
  • Cost and Quality: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Apr 2021, 11:08 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2021, 12:41 BST
Award evaluation window
10 May 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN506918
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-018240
Classification (CPV)
Transport systems consultancy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 May 2021 → 30 Jul 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    30 Jul 2021, 12:41 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Jul 2021, 12:41 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1010 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Alpha Planning LimitedSME£500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 018240-2021-AT1027 Airport Planning Consultancy-1 · Alpha Planning LimitedSME

    Signed
    30 Jul 2021
    Value
    £500,000
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Town Hall, George Street, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • HIGH COURT OF JUSTICEReview body LONDON

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.