Official UK procurement notice
Plan Mid Devon Viability Assessment
Authority: Mid Devon District Council (Local council)
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: South West (UKK4)
Published estimate£34,167≈ £13k / year · £41,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 May 2026
Contract term 2 yrs 8 moends 21 Feb 2029 · starts 22 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement description- Viability assessment is a process of assessing whether development is financially viable, by looking at whether the value generated by a development is more than the cost of developing it and whether the resulting value is sufficient to bring the site to market. This includes looking at the key elements of gross development value, costs, land value, landowner premium, and developer return. The purpose of this viability assessment is to provide Mid Devon District Council with robust viability evidence to support the preparation and adoption of the district’s new Local Plan (“Plan Mid Devon”). The assessment will provide advice on the viability of new development within the district taking into account relevant national and local factors such as: sales and rental values, construction costs, planning obligations or standards applied as a result of local and national policies, building regulations and other relevant regulatory requirements. A key output will be advice on provision of affordable housing from housing sites. The Assessment will test whether proposed site allocations and policies can realistically be delivered and therefore whether the local plan meets the relevant soundness test.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£34,167
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Condition of participation
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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).
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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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 75%
- Price: 25%
Conditions of participation1
- Condition of participation
Found within tender documents.
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
- 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
- 17 Apr 2026, 10:46 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 10:46 BST
- Authority reference
MDDC202603-007- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035050- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0684f5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Submission deadline
- 18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
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Timeline
17 Apr 2026 → 22 Jun 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published193 days ago17 Apr 2026, 10:46 BST
- Clarification questions by179 days ago1 May 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline162 days ago18 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts127 days ago22 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Apr 2026, 10:46 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
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Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender