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Published 28 May 2025, 12:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Local Housing Needs Assessment

Official notice

Authority: Elmbridge Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£40,000£48,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Jun 2025
Contract term 6 moends 27 Feb 2026 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Elmbridge Borough Council is seeking to appoint suitably qualified consultants to produce a Local Housing Needs Assessment (LHNA) for the Borough. The LHNA must be produced in compliance with the requirements of the latest version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Planning Practice Guidance (PPG), as well as any other relevant best practice guidance, Written Ministerial Statements (WMS) etc. If any of these are updated during the course of the project, the Council will require these updates to be taken into account and addressed within the LHNA.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services · Technical planning services · Urban environmental development planning · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£40,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 27 Feb 2026 (6 mo)Value: £40,000 exc. VAT · £48,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE 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

Lot awarding rule: First Stage • 40% technical or quality. • 30% cost. The total marks available for the First Stage will be 70%. Second Stage The top 3 scoring bidders will then be shortlisted for interview. The interview will be assessed and will be added to the scores from the First Stage to give the final score. • 30% interview.

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
28 May 2025, 12:55 BST
Last source update
28 May 2025, 12:55 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028085
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy servicesTechnical planning servicesUrban environmental development planningUrban planning services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0527e3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowed
Submission deadline
27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The ITT is to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement e-Sourcing portal.

www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing ↗

Timeline

28 May 2025 → 1 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 12:55 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    13 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    27 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    28 May 2025, 12:55 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Elmbridge Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNNR-6659-GVMN Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, South East, KT10 9SDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsThe ITT is to be completed electronically using the SE Shared Services Procurement e-Sourcing portal. http://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender