Official UK procurement notice
Local Plan Consultancy · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionABC is looking to procure a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to prepare a Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA) for the emerging Ashford Local Plan 2043 in accordance with legislation, national policy, relevant national guidance and best practice.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£60,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 70%
- Interview: 10%
- Price: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Interview
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- 8 Jun 2026, 14:16 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:12 BST
- Authority reference
ASH/26/004- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053824- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06afd8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders to be submitted via the Delta eSourcing portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗
Timeline
8 Jun 2026 → 19 Aug 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published136 days ago8 Jun 2026, 14:16 BST
- Submission deadline111 days ago3 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts67 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 16:12 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jun 2026- Tender notice published8 Jun 2026, 14:16 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published19 Aug 2026, 16:12 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 16:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited | £54,300 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · AECOM Infrastructure & Environment UK Limited
- Signed
- 19 Aug 2026
- Value
- £54,300
- Period
- 20 Aug 2026 – 18 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AECOM LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.
- Technical specifications Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender