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Published 28 Jul 2025, 15:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

HBBC-1547 Landscape Character Assessment

Official notice

Authority: Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (Local council)·On behalf of: Rutland County Council

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001SME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF21)
Published estimate£80,000£96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Aug 2025awarded 18 Sept 2025
Awarded to Lepus Consulting Ltd
Contract term 6 moends 16 Mar 2026 · starts 16 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Borough Council is seeking the services of a suitably skilled and experienced consultant to undertake a Review of the whole borough Landscape Character Assessment, including Townscape/Urban Character in line with the guidance set out in An Approach to Landscape Character Assessment. The second part of the commission is to undertake Landscape Sensitivity and Capacity Assessment for potential strategic housing, employment and mixed use allocations within the Borough. The purpose of this Study is to provide the Borough Council with an understanding of the landscape capacity of potential developments to inform the Local Plan. The project will comprise of a desk based analysis, site assessment with corresponding outputs at each stage. The final document will include map and text based landscape sensitivity and capacity assessment for each site.

CPV: Urban planning and landscape architectural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEVCSEPublished value£80,000
Contract period: 16 Sept 2025 – 16 Mar 2026 (6 mo)Value: £80,000 exc. VAT · £96,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality 70% Price 30%

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
28 Jul 2025, 15:51 BST
Last source update
4 Feb 2026, 09:17 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043580
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Urban planning and landscape architectural services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056758 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

28 Jul 2025 → 4 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 15:51 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    29 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    16 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published261 days ago
    4 Feb 2026, 09:17 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    28 Jul 2025, 15:51 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Sept 2025, 10:08 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    18 Sept 2025, 10:08 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    29 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    4 Feb 2026, 09:17 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £80,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lepus Consulting LtdSME1 Oct 2025 – 27 Feb 2026£80,00018 Sept 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • HBBC-1547 Landscape Character Assessment · Lepus Consulting LtdSME

    Signed
    10 Oct 2025
    Value
    £80,000
    Period
    10 Oct 2025 – 10 Apr 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTDW-2516-ZHLT Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Hinckley Hub Rugby Road, Hinckley, East Midlands, LE10 0FRContact email

Other public bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • LEPUS CONSULTING LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07861049GB-PPON: PXXD-2733-CNWD Eagle Tower, Cheltenham, South West, GL50 1TAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender