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# DONV 058 - Economic Development Needs Assessment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/donv-058-economic-development-needs-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Shropshire Council: "DONV 058 - Economic Development Needs Assessment". Published status: complete. Published Value: £65,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Shropshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/shropshire-council-ons-e06000051)
- **Published Value:** £65,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Economic research services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £53,803 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/donv-058-economic-development-needs-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d3`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/donv-058-economic-development-needs-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Frespond%2F944293CD56)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/donv-058-economic-development-needs-assessment-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d3#participate

## Description
This is an award notice for an Economic Development Needs Assessment (EDNA 2026) for the County, to help deliver sustainable economic growth, through the 20 years from 2026 to 2046.
EDNA 2026 will inform Shropshire’s new Local Plan to 2046 by helping to direct the preparation and examination of the Local Plan Economic Vision, Strategy, strategic policies and most importantly, the employment land requirement by identifying and meeting Shropshire’s economic needs to 2046.
EDNA 2026 will also inform a revision of the Shropshire Economic Growth Strategy by providing evidence of Shropshire’s investment and growth potential over the next 5-10 years, to align these two key strategies.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79311400
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £65,000

- **Contract Period:** 07/09/2026 to 07/02/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-183497`
  - Value: £53,803 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 07/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F071444-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-08T16:40:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T19:06:38.813Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d5d3