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Published 4 Aug 2025, 15:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BT1811- Historic Environment Study

Official notice

Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£42,000≈ £42k / year · £50,399 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 22 Aug 2026 · starts 23 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The requirement is to produce a Historic Environment Study comprising of Conservation Area Appraisals, the review of Luton’s local heritage list including its registered parks and gardens, scheduled monuments and potential archaeological sites to provide the baseline of the historic environment in Luton. Additionally, there is also the requirement to produce Heritage Impact Assessments for site allocations to be included in the new Local Plan. It is likely that the council will also require Conservation Area Management Plans to be produced, however, this will be reviewed once tenders have been received and confirmed before the award.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 1 yrSMEPublished value£42,000
Contract period: 23 Aug 2025 – 22 Aug 2026 (1 yr)Value: £42,000 exc. VAT · £50,399 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible

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
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Quality weighting is mentioned below.
  • Price: Price weighting is below.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Aug 2025, 15:35 BST
Last source update
4 Aug 2025, 15:35 BST
Authority reference
DN785341
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-045723
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05807e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Aug 2025 → 23 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 15:35 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    13 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    18 Aug 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    23 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    4 Aug 2025, 15:35 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Luton Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWCV-4283-GVPW Town Hall, Luton, East of England, LU1 2BQContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender