Official UK procurement notice
HBC CS Ecology Consultant (ESPH769)
Authority: Hastings Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Awarded value£84,000published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 26 May 2026
Awarded to Kent Sussex Ecology
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHastings Borough Council is the Local Planning Authority for the borough of Hastings. The Council currently relies on in-house ecological expertise to support statutory planning functions.
The Council seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced ecological consultancies to provide professional ecology advice and services in support of Development Management and Planning Policy functions, on an ad hoc or call-off basis, until such time as permanent recruitment or shared services arrangements are established.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - limited competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 9 Jun 2026, 13:58 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jun 2026, 13:58 BST
- Authority reference
ESPH769- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-054303- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b0e6Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published9 Jun 2026, 13:58 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £84,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 26 May 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Sussex EcologySME | £84,000 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
HBC CS Ecology Consultant (ESPH769) · Kent Sussex EcologySME
- Signed
- 26 May 2026
- Value
- £84,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 26 May 2026 – 25 May 2027 · up to 25 May 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 12 month optional extension
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kent Sussex EcologyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender