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Published 7 Oct 2026, 16:14 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NRW/30295 Norfolk Economic Study

Authority: Norwich City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: East of England (UKH15)
Published estimate£95,000£114,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 17 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 mostarts 20 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Norwich City Council, on behalf of all Norfolk Planning Authorities jointly invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultants to produce an Employment Study to support emerging Local Plan preparation in Norfolk in accordance with the new version of the NPPF published Aug 2026.

The appointed consultant will provide, for the County of Norfolk:

1) A Functional Economic Market Area Assessment.

2) Employment Land Demand Assessment including:

a) Evidence of Business Needs / Commercial Property Market Assessment.

b) Assessment of Market Signals to Forecast Future Need.

c) Employment Land Forecasting.

d) Locational Requirements for Specialist or New Sectors.

3) Employment Land Supply Assessment.

4) Balancing Employment Land Demand and Supply Assessment.

5) Assessment of demand and supply for strategic logistics facilities, AI and data centres.

CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Environmental planning · Technical planning services · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Planned 5 moSMEPublished value£95,000
Contract period: 20 Nov 2026 — 1 May 2027 (5 mo)Eligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: East of England
Value
£95,000 exc. VAT · £114,000 inc. VAT
71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services71356400 Technical planning services71410000 Urban planning services90712000 Environmental planning

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
Planned procurement
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Oct 2026, 16:14 BST
Last source update
7 Oct 2026, 16:14 BST
Authority reference
NRW/30295
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, engineering and planning servicesEnvironmental planningTechnical planning servicesUrban planning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078318

How it was run

Run through: portal not identified
Submission deadline
14 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
This opportunity will be an under threshold closed process. Bidders should express their interest by emailing [email protected] by 16/10/2026 in order to be sent the bidding brief. The brief for bidding will then be sent on the 20/10/2026. All bid submissions should be returned by 14/11/2026. Further information about Norwich City Council can be found here: www.norwich.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    7 Oct 2026, 16:03 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 10 days
    17 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 37 days
    14 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 43 days
    20 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Oct 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 16:14 BSTUK3
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 16:03 BSTUK3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Norwich City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWRB-7245-GVXQ City Hall, St Peters Street, Norwich, East of England, NR2 1NH [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure