Official UK procurement notice
Neighbourhood Planning Support Services
Authority: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Administration services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for…
Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area. They are able to choose where they want new homes, shops and offices to be built, have their say on what those new buildings should look like and what infrastructure should be provided, and grant planning permission for the new buildings they want to see go ahead.
The original Contract made available a basic level of support for every existing and prospective neighbourhood planning group in England, and provided further support in the form of grants and\or Technical Support to eligible Customers to help them get neighbourhood plans or neighbourhood development orders (NDOs) in place for their area.
This Contract modification shall involve re-profiled provision of services for the final 13 months to 30th April 2026, including but not limited to:
Basic support - including online resources, expert advice, and networking facilitation;
Technical Support - continued delivery of previously commissioned Technical Support packages to deliver specific outputs linked to Ministerial priorities on housing, design and supporting communities to establish neighbourhood planning groups in unparished areas.
The Contract shall also provide comprehensive exit and programme closure services over the final 13 month period, including appropriate completion / closure of all pre-commissioned, outstanding legacy support packages awarded to customers.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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 Jun 2025, 16:57 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jun 2025, 16:57 BST
- Authority reference
CPD/004/117/081- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034188- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locality (UK)SME | £45,786,877 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 034188-2025-CPD/004/117/081-1 · Locality (UK)SME
- Signed
- 22 Dec 2017
- Value
- £45,786,877
- Status
- active
- Change Previous modifications to the contract were made between 2018-2025, which included implementing a range of necessary service refinements, budget reconciliations and extensions. This modification, pursuant to regulation 72(1)(b) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, varies the Neighbourhood Planning Support Services contract in order to continue revised provision of the support services during the final 13 months of the support programme, and to facilitate effective completion / close down of all services including outstanding legacy support packages previously awarded to customers. Note that subject to the final financial reconciliations of support delivered to customers, and due to the service mix involving different VAT treatments for different elements, the actual / final ex VAT value of the modification may ultimately vary from that stated within this notice., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: The modification is pursuant to Reg R72(1)(b) of Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Following a decision to close the Neighbourhood Planning Support programme rather than transition to a new contract, a reprofiling of services in the final year of the current contract is necessary to ensure effective closedown of the contract and wider programme. It would not be feasible, economical or logical for a different supplier to provide the necessary wind-down services during the final year of the contract & programme.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- LocalityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.