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Invitation to Tender For New Local Plan Professional Consultancy Services

Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
Environmental issues consultancy services
Feasibility study
+11 more
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£0
Submission deadline 4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published11
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Tenderline Synopsis: Maidstone Borough Council: "Invitation to Tender For New Local Plan Professional Consultancy Services". Published status: active. Published value: £0. 11 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMaidstone Borough CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£0
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Maidstone Borough Council
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Published history for Maidstone Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.1Bids / Report
15.8% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Eibe Play LtdTop vendor: 43.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 21 active published awards; 19 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Eibe Play Ltd1 win£600,000
The Involve Foundation1 win£135,864
Tetra Tech Limited1 win£135,000
Academy Consulting1 win£105,000
PUBLIC ART MATTERS LTD1 win£100,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMaidstone Borough Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
Last source update30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEnvironmental impact assessment other than for construction, Environmental issues consultancy services, Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis, Highways consultancy services, Highways engineering services, Social research services, Sports facilities operation services, Statistical services, Survey services, Transport systems consultancy services, Urban environmental development planning, Urban planning services
Delivery areaLocation not published
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What is being bought
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint suitably experienced and qualified consultants to carry out a number of professional specialist studies to support its New Local Plan (NLP). For context, the NLP is anticipated to cover the time period 2029/30 to 2044/45. Using the government’s Standard Method for calculating housing need, the NLP would need to plan for approximately 21,000 new homes over that time (approximately 1,400 homes per year), plus associated commercial floorspace, infrastructure and services to support the population. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Feasibility-study%2C-advisory-service%2C-analysis./4X3S6754FC To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/4X3S6754FC
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £0
    30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
    30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
Lots and requirements (11)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #Lot 1
    Water Cycle Study
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare a Water Cycle Study to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review 2021–2038 (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #Lot 10
    Settlement Hierarchy & Community Infrastructure Assessment
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare a Settlement Hierarchy & Community Infrastructure Assessment to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #Lot 11
    Whole Plan Viability Assessment & Stage 1 CIL Charging Schedule Review
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare a Whole Plan Viability Assessment & Stage 1 CIL Charging Schedule Review to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #Lot 2
    Natural Environment and Climate Change
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare relevant studies for the New Local Plan to support the natural environment and climate change matters
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #Lot 3
    Environmental Regulatory
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare the Environmental Outcome Report (EOR) / Sustainability Appraisal and SEA and separately the Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #Lot 4
    Employment Land Study
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare an Employment Land Study (ELS) to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #Lot 5
    Retail Capacity Study & Town Centres Hierarchy Review
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare a Retail Capacity Study (RCS) to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 8 · #Lot 6
    Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare a Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 9 · #Lot 7
    Playing Pitch Strategy & Sports Facilities Strategy
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare a Playing Pitch Strategy and a Sports Facilities Strategy to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 10 · #Lot 8
    Parking Standards
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare Parking Standards to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 11 · #Lot 9
    Local Transport Strategy
    active
    Published value£0
    Maidstone Borough Council is seeking consultancy support to prepare a Local Transport Strategy to inform the development of a new Local Plan, replacing the Local Plan Review (2021–2038) (adopted 2024).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    30 Apr 2026, 16:30 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Maidstone Borough Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PGRT-5366-CGWY
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