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Published 28 Apr 2021, 17:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ESPH SB Landscape Evidence Base Studies (ESPH444 LM)

Official notice

Authority: Wealden District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ22)

Published estimate£250,000≈ £97k / year19.8% below published estimate

Submissions closed 3 Jun 2021awarded 14 Jul 2021

Awarded to Land Use Consultants

Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 31 Dec 2023 · starts 14 Jun 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Wealden District Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified landscape consultancy to undertake a number of landscape evidence base studies to inform the new Local Plan, including to assist in decisions on the allocation of specific areas and/or sites for development. This assessment work shall also inform the Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Plan; Development Management decisions on planning applications and assist in the production of Neighbourhood Plans. The work to be undertaken is in the form of 5 inter-related projects:

1: An up-to-date Landscape Character Assessment;
2: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Residential and Employment Development;
3: A Landscape and Visual Assessment of Areas for new settlements and large urban extensions;
4: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Wind Turbine and Solar PV Development.
5: A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment of proposed allocation sites within the High Weald AONB.

CPV: Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental management · Environmental planning

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 7 mo

Contract period: 14 Jun 2021 – 31 Dec 2023 (2 yrs 7 mo)

Delivery: South East

Variant bids: allowed

90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction 90712000 Environmental planning 90713000 Environmental issues consultancy services

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 sub-criteria (2)

Technical Criteria: 70%
price: 30%

Published award criteria (2)

Technical Criteria: 70
Price: 30

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: 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: Yes
First published: 28 Apr 2021, 17:44 BST
Last source update: 8 Dec 2021, 08:52 GMT
Award evaluation window: 3 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference: WDC - 032573
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-030457
Classification (CPV): Environmental impact assessment other than for constructionEnvironmental issues consultancy servicesEnvironmental managementEnvironmental planning
Delivery area: South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ab5b Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: Wealden District Council will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended)

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Language: EN

Submission deadline: 3 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en
Participation fee: document
Bids opened: 3 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗

Timeline

3 Jun 2021 → 8 Dec 2021 · 4 dates

Submission deadline
3 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Bids opened
3 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
14 Jun 2021, 00:00 BST
Notice published
8 Dec 2021, 08:52 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
8 Dec 2021, 08:52 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,5861 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Land Use ConsultantsLandscape Evidence Based Studies	£200,586 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Landscape Evidence Based Studies · Land Use Consultants
Signed
14 Jul 2021
Value
£200,586
Period
… – 31 Dec 2023
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic	2	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wealden District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, Vicarage Lane, Hailsham, South East, BN27 2AXContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Land Use ConsultantsAwarded supplier2549296 250 Waterloo Road, London, London, SE1 8RD

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria