Official UK procurement notice
EBCT 445 Heritage Assessment and Strategy
Authority: Erewash Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionErewash Borough Council (EBC) have started work on a new Local Plan, which will be drawn up using the new (currently draft) National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2025. The Planning Policy team is embarking on an evidence base gathering exercise so that a new Local Plan can be submitted within the next 3 years, in line with Government objectives on accelerating the speed in which local plans are produced. EBC are looking for a contractor to:
- carry out a Heritage Assessment of the borough, to be used by the Planning Policy team to inform its new Local Plan;
- prepare and present both a Heritage Asset Strategy and a World Heritage Site Strategy to be used by the Planning Policy team to inform the Local Plan.
Full details can be found within the Tender pack.
CPV: Environmental planning
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£25,000
What it takes to wini
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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Mar 2026, 08:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Mar 2026, 08:07 GMT
- Authority reference
EBCT 445- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-028238- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0675d7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To ensure a fair, open and transparent procurement process, we will only accept expressions of interest, clarification queries and tenders for this opportunity via the EastMidsTenders e- portal.
Timeline
27 Mar 2026 → 18 May 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published214 days ago27 Mar 2026, 08:07 GMT
- Clarification questions by193 days ago17 Apr 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline186 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts162 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published27 Mar 2026, 08:07 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender