Official UK procurement notice
Viability Assessment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn June 2026, the Borough Council began the process of producing the next Local Plan, which will cover the period 2026-2044. To support the Local Plan preparation, the Council will need to renew or update its current evidence base. As part of updating the evidence base, a new “whole plan” Viability Assessment is required, to provide a policy-by-policy assessment of Local Plan policy obligations and site-specific proposals.
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CPV: Economic research services · Quantity surveying services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Urban planning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Methodology: 30%
- Experience and skills: 15%
- Communications: 10%
- Total Fixed Price for Completion of the assessment: 35%
- Hourly Rate for an Expert Witness: 5%
- Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
- Total Fixed Price for Completion of the assessment: Assessment
- Hourly Rate for an Expert Witness: Hourly Rate
- Methodology
- Experience and skills: Experience and Skill
- Communications
- Social Value
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
- Authority reference
BCKLWN433- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088486- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077504Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
18 Sept 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
- Clarification questions by17 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline10 days ago16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 51 days18 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender