Official UK procurement notice
North Northamptonshire Local Plan Habitats Regulations Assessment
Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorth Northamptonshire Council invited quotations for the provision of consultancy support to carry out a Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) as part of the preparation of the North Northamptonshire Local Plan.
The HRA Report should be written to provide a comprehensive narrative and a non-technical summary. These should be suitable for external publication as supporting documentation for the plans. They will be provided as Microsoft Word and PDF.
Reports should adhere to the Council's accessibility standards and written using Plain English.
CPV: Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental improvement works · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Technical planning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
- Economic & financial standing
see draft agreement
- Technical & professional ability
Can demonstrate suitable expertise and qualifications in the specialist areas
Establishes a close working relationship with the Project Contact and other lead officers of the Councils project teams and maintains regular communication throughout the process. This will ensure an inclusive and informed approach to the appraisal(s).
Can work within tight deadlines.
Has previous experience of working with relevant stakeholders and statutory consultees, notably Natural England.
Is good at record keeping, demonstrating audit trails, and creating logs.
Has capability to review multiple changing drafts under short timescales.
Can respond to changing legislation or circumstances.
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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 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
see draft agreement
- Technical & professional ability
Can demonstrate suitable expertise and qualifications in the specialist areas
Establishes a close working relationship with the Project Contact and other lead officers of the Councils project teams and maintains regular communication throughout the process. This will ensure an inclusive and informed approach to the appraisal(s).
Can work within tight deadlines.
Has previous experience of working with relevant stakeholders and statutory consultees, notably Natural England.
Is good at record keeping, demonstrating audit trails, and creating logs.
Has capability to review multiple changing drafts under short timescales.
Can respond to changing legislation or circumstances.
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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 Jul 2026, 09:45 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 16:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Aug 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-063950- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c5deFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
see draft contract
- Risks
see draft contract
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission by email: [email protected]
Timeline
8 Jul 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published106 days ago8 Jul 2026, 09:45 BST
- Clarification questions by83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline76 days ago7 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent65 days ago19 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 16:36 BST
- Award decision expected by63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts52 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
7 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2026- Tender notice published8 Jul 2026, 09:45 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published9 Jul 2026, 16:12 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jul 2026, 15:11 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Jul 2026, 15:18 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Aug 2026, 16:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2026, 16:36 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (3)
Updated RFQ uploaded - there is no longer a deadline to request quotation documents.
Points of clarification document uploaded.
HRA Points of Clarification Document Updated
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-07: 2 releases · 8 Jul 2026, 9 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AECOM LIMITED1 Sept 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2029Extensions: If the Local Plan process is delayed and the timetable needs to be extended. | £45,453 | 19 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AECOM LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (10)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications HRA - Points of clarification
- Bidding documents and specifications Request for quotation document
- Bidding documents and specifications Points of Clarification
- Bidding documents and specifications Request for Quotation
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
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