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Published 18 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Technical Advice for Planning Decisions

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£7,500,000≈ £2.5m / year · £9,000,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 22 Jun 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To support ministers and officials make planning decisions, specialist technical advice is needed on matters related to development to which the Planning Acts (particularly the Town and Country Planning Act 1990) and a variety of associated regulatory regimes (such as the environmental, habitats, hazardous substances, and health and safety, regulatory and permit regimes) apply (and potentially other areas as well). The planning consultancy and planning case officer advice required will be dependent on the nature of the specific development (“the Proposal”) and the nature of the specific land where development is proposed (“the Site”).

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Technical services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£7,500,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2031 with extensionsValue: £7,500,000 exc. VAT · £9,000,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: 2 x 12 month extensions
71356000 Technical 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
  • Participation Questionnaire: Mandatory Requirements
  • Technical
  • Commercial

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 6 Jul 2026
First published
18 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
Last source update
14 May 2026, 17:17 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 6 Jul 2026
Authority reference
CPD4132025
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044609
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Technical services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054ede Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
22 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
Clarification deadline
10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

via MHCLG's eSourcing platform Atamis

suppliersupport.atamis.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/46… ↗

Timeline

18 Jun 2025 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
  2. Market engagement
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

    To request a copy of the PME document please email the below address ensuring to insert ''CPD4128022 - Planning Decisions Technical Advice Consultancy'' into the subject header of the email.

    CommercialTenders@communities.gov.uk

    Specific questions from the Authority are detailed in section 10 of the PME document.

  3. Tender notice published166 days ago
    14 May 2026, 17:17 BST
  4. Clarification questions by139 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline128 days ago
    22 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by113 days ago
    6 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Jun 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 11:15 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    14 May 2026, 17:17 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £7,500,000
    14 May 2026, 17:17 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    14 May 2026, 17:17 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    14 May 2026, 17:17 BST
  6. Deadline published: 22 Jun 2026, 09:00 BST
    14 May 2026, 17:17 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MCHLG)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PWCX-8281-CLPR 2 MARSHAM STREET, LONDON, London, SW1P 4DFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure