Official UK procurement notice
Habitats Regulation Assessment for the Local BCP Plan
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUndertake Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) of a new Local Plan for the BCP area and guide the Council in preparing a suitable development strategy and policies. The work is required to ensure the Local Plan preparation complies with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
CPV: Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
- 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
- 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
- 21 Oct 2025, 12:38 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMT
- Authority reference
DN794888- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067081- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d0abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 2 Dec 2025, 23:30 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Suppliers interested in this opportunity can access the full procurement documentation by visiting BCP Council's Tendering system www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗
Suppliers should search for the opportunity through Supplying the South West. There are further details of the opportunity on the advert published on www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ and instructions on how suppliers can access the procurement documentation for completion.
Responses to the opportunity must be submitted electronically through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ before the deadline shown on the system.
If you are unable to access the advert for the opportunity through www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ please contact the Council using the contact details provided
Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 21 Jan 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published366 days ago21 Oct 2025, 12:38 BST
- Submission deadline323 days ago2 Dec 2025, 23:30 GMT
- Contract starts283 days ago12 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published274 days ago21 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMT
Notice history
9 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Oct 2025- Tender notice published21 Oct 2025, 12:38 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Nov 2025, 11:43 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT18 Nov 2025, 11:43 GMT-44 days · was 11 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Tender notice published26 Nov 2025, 13:04 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 2 Dec 2025, 23:30 GMT26 Nov 2025, 13:04 GMT+4 days · was 28 Nov 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published16 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete16 Jan 2026, 11:10 GMT
- Contract details notice published21 Jan 2026, 09:56 GMTUK7
- Contract signature expected1 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (2)
Submission deadline changed from 11th January (which was entered incorrectly) to 28th November 2pm
Submission deadline extended to 23:30 on 2 December
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 18 Nov 2025
- 2025-10: 1 release · 21 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED2 Feb 2026 – 30 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jul 2029Extensions: 1 X 6 month extension option | £19,932 | 16 Jan 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Habitats Regulation Assessment for the Local BCP Plan · FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITED
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2026
- Value
- £19,932
- Period
- 2 Feb 2026 – 1 Feb 2029 · up to 1 Aug 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 6 month
2 agreed KPIs: On Time · Quality
- On Time
- Quality
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- FOOTPRINT ECOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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