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Published 20 Oct 2025, 09:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Landscape Assessment of Potential Development Sites

Official notice

Authority: Lancaster City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£36,000£36,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Nov 2025
Contract term 7 moends 30 Jun 2026 · starts 24 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

As part of the preparation of the Local Plan the Council is seeking to commission suitably qualified landscape consultants to assist it in the preparation of landscape evidence to support the assessment of potential development sites.

CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 7 moSMEVCSEPublished value£36,000
Contract period: 24 Nov 2025 – 30 Jun 2026 (7 mo)Value: £36,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

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: Below threshold evaluation

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
Closed
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
20 Oct 2025, 09:02 BST
Last source update
20 Oct 2025, 09:02 BST
Authority reference
DN794392
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066558
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cf66 Find a Tender

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
7 Nov 2025
Clarification deadline
6 Nov 2025
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the tender documents the Authority is providing the documents in the opportunities area of the ProContract North eTendering portal at Welcome to ProContract procontract.due-north.com/Home/About ↗

In order to view the documents and submit a response applicants must be registered as suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the word documents for completion and submission.

Timeline

20 Oct 2025 → 24 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published377 days ago
    20 Oct 2025, 09:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by361 days ago
    6 Nov 2025
  3. Submission deadline360 days ago
    7 Nov 2025
  4. Contract starts343 days ago
    24 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    20 Oct 2025, 09:02 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lancaster City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTQG-8236-WVNZ Lancaster Town Hall, Lancaster, North West, LA1 1PJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender