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Official UK procurement notice

Green Belt Assessment · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Watford Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£60,000£72,000 inc. VAT2.7% below published estimate

Submissions closed 31 Mar 2025awarded 7 Apr 2025

Awarded to Ove Arup

Contract term 4 moends 1 Aug 2025 · starts 1 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Proposals, including an indicative timetable, are sought from consultants with the relevant experience to conduct a Green Belt Assessment for Three Rivers District Council (TRDC). The study will form one aspect of the evidence base for the Council, assisting in decisions on potential locations for development and the approach taken in connection with reducing the housing shortfall of the Council against its identified housing needs. The study will identify and map grey belt land and consider whether the release of Green Belt to meet housing need would fundamentally undermine the purposes of the Green belt across the District.

A full tender package is attached to this notice. This tender is being operated as an Open Tender.

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CPV: Environmental planning · Urban environmental development planning · Urban planning and landscape architectural services · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 moPublished value£60,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2025 – 1 Aug 2025 (4 mo)Value: £60,000 exc. VAT · £72,000 inc. VAT

71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services 71410000 Urban planning services 90712000 Environmental planning 90712100 Urban environmental development planning

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: 75%Price: 25%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality Criteria in Evaluation Approach: 75%
Full Priced Schedule: 25%

Published award criteria (2)

Full Priced Schedule: Long criteria description
Quality Criteria in Evaluation Approach: Long criteria description

What this means for your bid

Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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: Awarded
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 Mar 2025, 13:10 GMT
Last source update: 28 Apr 2025, 17:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-007840
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Environmental planningUrban environmental development planningUrban planning and landscape architectural servicesUrban planning services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e956 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission not allowed

Requests to participate (first stage): 31 Mar 2025
Submission deadline: 31 Mar 2025
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Not allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.threerivers.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

4 Mar 2025 → 28 Apr 2025 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
4 Mar 2025, 13:10 GMT
Submission deadline
31 Mar 2025
Contract starts
1 Apr 2025
Latest notice published
28 Apr 2025, 17:38 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Mar 2025

Tender notice published
4 Mar 2025, 13:10 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
28 Apr 2025, 17:38 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
28 Apr 2025, 17:38 BST
Contract signature expected
30 Apr 2025, 00:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £58,3711 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ove Arup30 Apr 2025 – 1 Aug 2025	£58,371	7 Apr 2025	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Three Rivers District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDGQ-4877-NMGQ Northway, Rickmansworth, East of England, WD3 1RLContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ove Arup LtdAwarded supplier 8 Fitzroy Street, London, London, W1T4BJContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender28 Apr 2025, 17:38 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender4 Mar 2025, 13:10 GMT