Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

TWBC - Housing Needs Study to Inform the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

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

Published estimate£20,000≈ £9k / year · £20,000 inc. VAT6.7% above published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Feb 2026awarded 4 Mar 2026

Awarded to Iceni Projects Ltd

Contract term 2 yrs 4 moends 30 Jun 2028 · starts 28 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to appoint appropriately qualified consultants to carry out a housing needs study for the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan. The Plan is currently being prepared by officers of the Council’s Planning Policy Team.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 2 yrs 4 moSMEPublished value£20,000

Contract period: 28 Feb 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs 4 mo)Value: £20,000 exc. VAT · £20,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services 71410000 Urban planning services 90712000 Environmental planning 90712100 Urban environmental development planning 90712500 Environmental institution building or 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 (3)

Quality: 50%
Interview: 25%
Cost: 25%

Published award criteria (3)

Cost
Quality
Interview

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: 13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT
Last source update: 4 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002609
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Environmental institution building or planningEnvironmental planningUrban environmental development planningUrban planning and landscape architectural servicesUrban planning services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060489 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Submission deadline: 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/ZG8E698NTG ↗

Timeline

13 Jan 2026 → 4 Mar 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published286 days ago
13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT
Clarification questions by265 days ago
3 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline258 days ago
10 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract starts241 days ago
28 Feb 2026
Latest notice published236 days ago
4 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jan 2026

Tender notice published
13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
4 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
4 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT
Contract signature expected
31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £17,7821 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Iceni Projects LtdHousing Needs Study to inform Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan1 Apr 2026 – 30 Jun 2028	£17,782	4 Mar 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDX-6964-RZQX Town Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN1 1RSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Iceni Projects LtdAwarded supplier Da Vinci House, 44 Saffron Hill, London, London, EC1N 8FHContact 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 Tender4 Mar 2026, 12:38 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Jan 2026, 12:06 GMT