Official UK procurement notice
Planning Consultancy · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionYorkshire Water intends to establish a multi-lot Planning Consultancy Framework to provide specialist planning, consenting and development services in support of its capital investment and infrastructure programmes. The framework will support the delivery of AMP8 activities, AMP9 and AMP10 readiness, Strategic Resource Options (SROs), major infrastructure projects, Yorkshire Storm Alliance programmes and North East Storm Overflow Programme (NESOP) related initiatives.
The framework will provide access to planning consultancy expertise to support the development, promotion and delivery of projects requiring planning approvals, development consent and associated regulatory permissions. Services will include strategic planning advice, planning applications, stakeholder and statutory consultee engagement, environmental and planning coordination, development management, consenting strategies and related specialist support.
The objective of the framework is to secure suitably qualified and experienced suppliers capable of supporting the efficient delivery of complex infrastructure and capital investment programmes, whilst managing planning and consenting risks, maintaining regulatory compliance, and facilitating timely project delivery throughout the asset and investment lifecycle.
- How the procedure runs: Yorkshire Water intends to conduct this procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023. The procurement will be undertaken through a multi-stage process comprising a Conditions of Participation (CoP) stage and one or more Invitation to Tender (ITT) stages. Procurement documents, including the Conditions of Participation, specification, award criteria, evaluation methodology and supporting information, will be made available electronically via SAP Ariba. Suppliers will be required to submit responses in accordance with the requirements and timescales set out in the procurement documents. Yorkshire Water reserves the right to evaluate submissions in stages, shortlist suppliers, conduct multiple tender rounds, request clarifications and undertake negotiation with participating suppliers. Throughout the procedure, Yorkshire Water may refine the procurement requirements, specification, award criteria and/or evaluation methodology, provided that any changes are communicated transparently and consistently to all suppliers remaining in the competition. Following completion of the tender process, final submissions will be evaluated to identify the Most Advantageous Tender(s). As this procurement relates to the establishment of a multi-lot framework agreement, Yorkshire Water may award places on the framework to multiple suppliers across one or more lots. Contract award will be subject to completion of the procurement process, internal approvals and any applicable standstill period. Contract commencement is anticipated to occur in March 2027.
CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Landscape architectural services · Technical planning services · Urban planning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 10 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs · up to 10 yrs from 1 Mar 2027
Published description of the framework
The Framework will use a combination of Direct Award, Taxi-Rank and Mini-Competitions for award across the various lots.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £6,770,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1SRO/DPC ProjectsRenewalPublished value£17,460,000
This lot covers the provision of planning consultancy and associated multidisciplinary consenting services to support the development, promotion and delivery of Yorkshire Water's Strategic Resource Options (SROs), Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) schemes and other major infrastructure projects.
The lot will support nationally significant and strategically important water infrastructure programmes, including, but not limited to:
South Yorkshire Sources (SYS);
Kielder Transfer Scheme;
Chellow Water Treatment Works;
Nottinghamshire Mines ; and
Any future Strategic Resource Options, water resource schemes or major infrastructure projects identified during the term of the framework.
Lot #2AMP8, 9 & 10 Asset DeliveryRenewalceiling above
This lot will provide planning consultancy, consenting and associated multidisciplinary development services in support of Yorkshire Water's AMP8 delivery programme, AMP9 and AMP10 planning and readiness activities, and a broad range of operational, capital and ad hoc project requirements. The lot is intended to provide a flexible mechanism for accessing specialist planning and development consultancy services across a diverse portfolio of projects throughout the framework term.
Lot #3Yorkshire Storm Alliance & NESOPRenewalceiling above
This lot will provide planning consultancy, consenting and associated multidisciplinary development services in support of Yorkshire Water's Storm Alliance and North East Storm Overflow Programme (NESOP). These programmes comprise a portfolio of wastewater, environmental and infrastructure projects aimed at reducing storm overflow discharges, improving river and coastal water quality, enhancing environmental performance and supporting regulatory compliance.
Services may be required at all stages of project development and delivery, including feasibility, planning strategy, stakeholder engagement, planning approvals, statutory consents, construction support and post-consent activities. The lot is intended to provide specialist planning and consenting expertise to support programme delivery across a range of infrastructure, network and environmental improvement schemes.
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 (2)
- Capability: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Capability
- Commercial
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Planning Consultancy” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
CM3557- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085334- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f583Find a Tender
- How it runs
Yorkshire Water intends to conduct this procurement using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023.
The procurement will be undertaken through a multi-stage process comprising a Conditions of Participation (CoP) stage and one or more Invitation to Tender (ITT) stages. Procurement documents, including the Conditions of Participation, specification, award criteria, evaluation methodology and supporting information, will be made available electronically via SAP Ariba.
Suppliers will be required to submit responses in accordance with the requirements and timescales set out in the procurement documents. Yorkshire Water reserves the right to evaluate submissions in stages, shortlist suppliers, conduct multiple tender rounds, request clarifications and undertake negotiation with participating suppliers.
Throughout the procedure, Yorkshire Water may refine the procurement requirements, specification, award criteria and/or evaluation methodology, provided that any changes are communicated transparently and consistently to all suppliers remaining in the competition.
Following completion of the tender process, final submissions will be evaluated to identify the Most Advantageous Tender(s). As this procurement relates to the establishment of a multi-lot framework agreement, Yorkshire Water may award places on the framework to multiple suppliers across one or more lots.
Contract award will be subject to completion of the procurement process, internal approvals and any applicable standstill period. Contract commencement is anticipated to occur in March 2027.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via SAP Ariba, Yorkshire Water's e-procurement portal.
s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/aw ↗
Suppliers not yet registered must complete registration prior to submission. All communications, clarifications, and tender submissions must be made through the SAP Ariba portal.
If you have not been invited to this tender but wish to participate, please email [email protected]
Following receipt of this, we can then issue an invitation via SAP Ariba.
Tenders submitted by email or post will not be accepted.
Timeline
9 Sept 2026 → 1 Mar 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published45 days ago9 Sept 2026, 12:03 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends12 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown12 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today24 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 111 days12 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 127 days1 Mar 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Sept 2026, 12:03 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender