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title: "Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory Services"
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# Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/major-infrastructure-planning-and-consents-support-and-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Anglian Water Services: "Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £83,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Anglian Water Services](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/anglian-water-services-coh-02366656)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £83,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 April 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Building rental or sale services, Building sale or purchase services, Construction consultancy services, Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy, Development of non-residential real estate (+15 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/major-infrastructure-planning-and-consents-support-and-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa9`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/major-infrastructure-planning-and-consents-support-and-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa9#tl-md)

## Description
To support Anglian Water Services in the development of its current and future major infrastructure programmes with the following activities:
a) Strategic Consenting Advisory: advice on local and national planning policy, planning routes including in particular Development Consent Order (DCO),  consenting strategy, development phase risk management and assurance of the planning development and preparedness for Examination (progressive and independent).
b) Consenting Leadership & Management: Leadership of the projects consenting pathway and across a multi-disciplinary team throughout the pre-application and examination phases in accordance with relevant National Policy Statements, Planning legislation, associated guidance and relevant local policies.  Strategic engagement with Local Planning Authorities, planning application for survey and early enabling works and assessment/ monitoring  of overlapping planning applications.
c) DCO Application & Examination Management: project and production management of the suite of DCO documents and deliverables integrating content across multi-disciplinary team, ensuring robust definition of deliverables and production management through the review and approval process aligned to schedule.  Project and production management for the pre-examination and examination phases ensuring Anglian Water adheres to all procedural and statutory requirements.
d) Specialist advisory services: support for specialist topics including Traffic & Transport planning case development and assessment; regulatory and consenting advice/support aligned to coastal and marine permits, coastal and marine consents application support.
e) Stakeholder and consultation strategy and delivery: expert support for the development and execution of non-statutory and statutory consultation with a range of stakeholders ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation and reputation management.
f) Land and property support and advisory: land agency, referencing, access for surveys, consultation engagement, expert compulsory purchase advice and management associated with DCO planning applications.
g) Environmental Services: expert advisory, strategy development, risk management, assurance and support in specialist areas such as Habitat Regulations Assessment.  (The delivery of Environmental Impact Assessment is procured under Anglian Water's Programme Delivery Partner).
h) Post-consent Support: Discharge of requirements, compliance monitoring in the delivery phases and variation management.
The expected full framework agreement value is anticipated to be between approx. £50-99m over an expected 8 year period (4+4 year option).
A bespoke Anglian Water Services Framework Agreement with provision for individual NEC4 PSC/PSSC's  call off's (selecting the most appropriate main option for payment based on the activity) shall be utilised.
Work allocation will be based on call off PSC/PSSC contracts via either mini competition or direct award mechanism, details to be...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/major-infrastructure-planning-and-consents-support-and-advisory-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05eaa9)

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Strategic Consenting Advisory Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71410000, 71530000, 71800000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £13,800,000
- **Description:** Strategic Consenting Advisory: advice on local and national planning policy, planning routes in particular Development Consent Order (DCO),  consenting strategy, development phase risk management and assurance of the planning case development and pre...
- **Contract Period:** 05/09/2026 to 01/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Consenting leadership, management and DCO application & examination management services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71311200, 71311210, 71311300, 71410000, 71530000, 71800000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £35,000,000
- **Description:** Leadership of the projects consenting pathway and across a multi-disciplinary team throughout the pre-application and examination phases in accordance with relevant National Policy Statements, Planning legislation, associated guidance and relevant lo...
- **Contract Period:** 05/09/2026 to 01/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Environmental Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71311300, 71313000, 90712000, 90713000, 90714000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,600,000
- **Description:** Expert advisory, assurance and support in specialist environmental areas such as Habitat Regulations Assessment.
The delivery of Environmental Impact Assessment is not required as will be procured under Anglian Water's Programme Delivery Partner.
Exp...
- **Contract Period:** 05/09/2026 to 01/09/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Stakeholder and Consultation Support & Advisory Services
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71311300, 71530000, 79416000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £13,400,000
- **Description:** Stakeholder and consultation strategy and delivery: expert support for the development and execution of non-statutory and statutory consultation with a range of stakeholders ensuring legal compliance (Planning Act 2008 & guidance), risk mitigation, i...
- **Contract Period:** 18/10/2026 to 18/10/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Land and Property Support & Advisory Services
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 70112000, 70121000, 70122000, 70123000, 70310000, 70320000
- **Delivery regions:** UKH
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £16,000,000
- **Description:** Land and property support and advisory: land agency, referencing, access for surveys, consultation engagement, expert compulsory purchase advice and management associated with DCO and planning applications.
Expected lot amount over framework term: £1...
- **Contract Period:** 18/10/2026 to 18/10/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014930-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-18T16:03:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T05:45:14.501Z
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