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Development Viability Appraisal Services (DM)

Buyer: Knowsley Council →

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BuyerKnowsley Council
StatusClosed
Deadline25 Mar 2026
Value£99,996
Published13 Mar 2026

What is being bought

The Council wishes to appoint a qualified and experienced consultancy to provide Development Viability Appraisal Services, and to provide a clear framework for undertaking this work. This will include the appraisal of relevant planning applications, such as those subject to S106 requirements or for enabling development to secure the future of a heritage asset, and their supporting viability assessments.

Delivery location

UKD7, GB

Categories

Business and management consultancy services 79410000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£99,996
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Mar 2029
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Methodology, Resourcing and Social Value — Quality (70%) will be evaluated based on the following sub-criteria: Methodology (30%) – The clarity, feasibility, and appropriateness of the proposed approach to delivering the service, including planning, processes, and risk management. Resourcing (20%) – The allocation, experience, and suitability of personnel and resources proposed to deliver the contract effectively. Social Value (20%) – The anticipated positive impacts on local communities, environmental sustainability, and stakeholder engagement resulting from the delivery of the service. (70%)
Pricing — Price (30%) will be evaluated based on the total cost of the contract as submitted by the supplier in their tender. Evaluators will consider the overall value for money, including the completeness and clarity of pricing, and whether all required elements of the service are included. (30%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Business and management consultancy servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 79. The category anchor is Business and management consultancy services (79410000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 794,1253 median · 33.6 average (1,087 of 4,125 with a bid count)2.8 average (1,221 of 4,125 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer0Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKD7125.5 median · 5.5 average (2 of 12 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 12 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)5102.5 median · 4.8 average (6 of 510 with a bid count)1 average (6 of 510 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066a60
Latest release ID023219-2026
Latest release timestampFri Mar 13 2026 17:08:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023219-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsBelow threshold - open competition
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-03-25T12:30:00+00:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-03-23T12:30:00+00:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsTenders must be submitted electronically via the e-procurement portal: The Chest. Suppliers can access the opportunity and tender documents at: https://www.the-chest.org.uk Suppliers must register on the portal to express interest and submit a tender response.
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£99,996
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
13 Mar 2026tender023219-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
13 Mar 2026 · 023219-2026 · tender
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