Official UK procurement notice
New Hart Local Plan: Project Planning Support
Authority: Hart District Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAhead of preparing a new local plan for Hart, the Council is seeking a consultant to deliver a Project Initiation Document and a Project and Resourcing Plan. For full details see the attachment: HDC202502 - Local Plan Project Planning Specification
CPV: Project management consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£25,000
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)
- Methodology and Approach: 35%
- Knowledge, experience, case studies and references: 35%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Methodology and Approach
- Knowledge, experience, case studies and references
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- 7 Mar 2025, 16:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2025, 12:31 BST
- Authority reference
HDC202502- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008421- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04eabaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 21 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
See attachment 'HDC202502 - Local Plan Project Planning Specification' for full details or www.hart.gov.uk/about-council/perfor… ↗ for further information
Timeline
7 Mar 2025 → 1 May 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published7 Mar 2025, 16:38 GMT
- Clarification questions by21 Mar 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts14 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published1 May 2025, 12:31 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Mar 2025- Tender notice published7 Mar 2025, 16:38 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published24 Mar 2025, 11:37 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 May 2025, 12:31 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 May 2025, 12:31 BST
- Contract signature expected15 May 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The answers to clarification questions received have been published as a pdf in the documents section: HDC202502 - RFQ - Clarification Reponses
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED15 May 2025 – 31 Jul 2025 · up to 31 Dec 2028Extensions: To be used if ongoing project management support services are required · Options: Ongoing project management support post completion of the deliverables (to be provided as a daily rate fee), which may be called off if required by the Council | £24,550 | 1 May 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11final-stage tenders · 17 at stage one | 6 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications HDC202502 - Draft Short Form Contract for Local Plan Project Planning Support
- Bidding documents and specifications HDC202502 - Local Plan Project Planning Specification
- Bidding documents and specifications HDC202502 - RFQ - Clarification Reponses
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender