Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for Landscape and Visual Impact Appraisal Support (SSDC)
Authority: South Staffordshire Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Staffordshire County Council
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Staffordshire District Council (SSDC) requires a suitably experienced and qualified consultant to undertake reviews of Landscape and Visual Impact Appraisal (LVIA) that are submitted with planning applications, in accordance with national policy and guidance, as part of a new Framework Agreement.
CPV: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction · Urban planning and landscape architectural services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 28 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
Prices will be as tendered, there is no selection process as the Framework Agreement will have just 1 supplier.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
What 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).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria will be split between Price (40%) and Quality (60%). A full breakdown of the award criteria can be found in the Procurement Pack in the e-procurement portal. The award will be made to the highest overall scoring supplier.
- “Framework Agreement for Landscape and Visual Impact Appraisal Support…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Jun 2026, 12:12 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 14:22 BST
- Authority reference
IA3584- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057999- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b8f2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 30 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
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Timeline
19 Jun 2026 → 20 Oct 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published126 days ago19 Jun 2026, 12:12 BST
- Clarification questions by85 days ago30 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends78 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago28 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago20 Oct 2026, 14:22 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Jun 2026- Tender notice published19 Jun 2026, 12:12 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 14:30 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 6 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 14:30 BST+7 days · was 30 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2026, 14:22 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 14:22 BST
Published amendments (1)
Extension to clarification and tender deadline, due to outstanding legal clarifications.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 1
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2026
- Value
- £150,000
- Period
- 23 Sept 2026 – 22 Sept 2028 · up to 22 Sept 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The Authority will make the decision to implement the extension based on whether the requirement is continuing, the framework agreement is performing as expected, and subject to any changes due to Local Government Reorganisation (if it progresses during the agreement's term).
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Staffordshire County CouncilProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Function on behalf of the district
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- ARTHIAN LTDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender