Official UK procurement notice
Planning Related Advice Professional Services Framework (Lot 8)
Authority: NATURAL ENGLAND (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPlanning Related Advice Professional Services Framework (Lot 8) - Following insufficient bids during the original Framework tendering in January 2023, Natural England (NE) wishes to re-run a procurement process and appoint up to six (6) suitable Suppliers onto PRAPS Framework - Lot 8 (Soils, and best and most versatile agricultural land, minerals, and waste) to deliver range of planning advice services. The Suppliers with relevant skills, experience, and expertise in providing expert advice and training on a wide range of planning issues to decision makers and consultees.<br/><br/>This procurement is part of Planning Related Advice Professional Services (PRAPS) Framework. The Framework, by nature, is a zero (0) value contract and it does not offer any commitment. However, the maximum value of this Framework threshold is currently set at £4,999,999 and is strictly dependent on the quantity related to NE requirements through the Framework lifecycle.<br/><br/>"The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/><br/>Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal."
CPV: Urban planning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 6 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs 9 mo from 1 Jul 2023
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£4,999,999
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)
- Technical: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60
- Commercial: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Planning Related Advice Professional Services Framework (Lot 8)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Aug 2023, 13:26 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Aug 2023, 13:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Aug 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C19877- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-025456- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03f800Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
1 Jul 2023 → 13 Oct 2023 · 4 dates- Contract starts1 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
- Bids opened25 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published30 Aug 2023, 13:26 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria