Official UK procurement notice
Open Space Strategy and Green Infrastructure Plan Consultant
Authority: Ashford Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAshford Borough Council (ABC) are looking to procure suitably qualified and experienced consultants for the preparation of an Open Space Strategy and Green Infrastructure Plan.
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CPV: Business development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£100,000
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)
- Criterion 1: 70%
- Interview: 10%
- Criterion 2: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
- Criterion 1
- Criterion 2
- Interview
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Closed
- 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
- 19 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
- Authority reference
ASH/26/095- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079026- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e7b8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Tenders to be submitted via the Delta eSourcing portal www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗
Timeline
19 Aug 2026 → 26 Oct 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published68 days ago19 Aug 2026, 14:04 BST
- Submission deadline43 days ago14 Sept 2026, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts36h ago26 Oct 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Aug 2026, 14:04 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.
- Technical specifications Procurement documents can be accessed via the Delta eSourcing portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender