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Published 22 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Consultancy Services to Undertake an Integrated Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment

Official notice

Authority: Winchester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£120,000≈ £46k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT22.4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 19 Sept 2025awarded 5 Nov 2025
Awarded to AECOM LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrs 7 moends 20 May 2028 · up to 23 Nov 2028 with extensions · starts 23 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Winchester City Council wishes to appoint specialised Consultants to undertake a Sustainability Appraisal (SA), a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), Equalities Impact Assessment (EqIA) and a Health Impact Assessment (HIA). This will need to be undertaken under the umbrella of an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA). The IIA needs to be prepared alongside and inform the preparation of a new Local Plan and be undertaken to meet the timetable in the Interim Local Development Scheme that was agreed at the councils Cabinet in February 2025. Link to Local Plan Timetable ; www.winchester.gov.uk/planning-policy/winc… ↗

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 7 moPublished value£120,000
Contract period: 23 Oct 2025 – 20 May 2028 (2 yrs 7 mo) · up to 23 Nov 2028 with extensionsValue: £120,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The contract includes an option to extend up to a further 6 months

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: Any Tender that is accepted will be awarded to the most advantageous tender (MAT). Submitted tenders will be evaluated based on 60% quality and 40% price. Please see tender documents for details

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
22 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
Last source update
4 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
Authority reference
WCC/ Local Plan/001
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-050984
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesFeasibility study, advisory service, analysisUrban planning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ35)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058d1b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
19 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Aug 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    19 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Contract starts370 days ago
    23 Oct 2025
  5. Latest notice published328 days ago
    4 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Aug 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Aug 2025, 16:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    4 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    4 Dec 2025, 15:30 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £93,0901 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 5 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AECOM LIMITED£93,090 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Consultancy Services to Undertake an Integrated Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment · AECOM LIMITED

    Signed
    5 Nov 2025
    Value
    £93,090
    Period
    5 Nov 2025 – 1 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Up to 6 months

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Winchester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMTC-5839-ZQJV Winchester City Council, Colebrook Street, Winchester, South East, SO23 9LJContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AECOM LtdAwarded supplier Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London, London, E1 8FAContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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