Official UK procurement notice
prj_5779 Planning Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Great British Energy - Nuclear (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProviding strategic planning advice on land use planning matters to GBE-N and its associated organisations.
Providing leadership in the development and delivery of all land use planning applications, including TCPAs and project DCOs.
Providing leadership in the delivery of post-application planning activities, including but not limited to responses to questions from planning authorities, DCO examination, appeals processes, discharge of conditions and requirements.
Acting as the client representative in engagement with regulatory and other stakeholders as well as acting as expert witness during DCO examination, in Appeals processes and other relevant engagement activities.
Leading the development of the People and Economy baseline, assessment, mitigation and compensation measures.
Providing support to the Environmental Services and Permitting Services supplier(s) in the development of impact assessments.
Support in the delivery of optioneering, master planning and site design activities, providing relevant expert resource into the activities as necessary.
In addition to the above, depending on the inhouse ability of the Planning Services contractor, Traffic and Transport assessment support may also be drawn from this contracting route.
Planning and support in the procurement and management of any additional suppliers to deliver specialist services in respect to the above and future project activities.
- No preliminary market engagement: Notice was published - Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-058821
CPV: Business and management consultancy services · Environmental planning · Geological and geophysical consultancy services · Geological consultancy services · Geophysical consultancy services · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Technical planning services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£13,710,000
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in Documents 1A and 3B of the ITT documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As outlined in Documents 1A and 3B of the ITT documentation.
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).
- Technical: - The Technical Envelope represents 90% of the overall Evaluation Criteria T.1 Technical Capability and Experience 30% T.2 Methodology and Delivery Approach 30% T.3 Team and Resource Management 30% Full details can be found in Document 3A (Tender Response Requirements and Evaluation Model)
- Social Value: - The Social Value envelope represents 10% of the overall Evaluation Criteria SV.1 Supporting Educational Attainment 7% SV.2 Tackling Inequality in the Contract Workforce 3% Full details can be found in Document 3A (Tender Response Requirements and Evaluation Model)
- Commerical: The Final Evaluation shall be determined by the Price Per Quality Point (PQP) mechanism. The Preferred Bidder is the Tenderer who ranked in first place by the lowest Price per Quality Point (PQP) assessed in accordance with the Evaluation Criteria set out in Document 3A - Tender Response Requirements and Evaluation Model. The PQP will be calculated by: (a) Taking the Quality Score, which is the sum of weighted Technical scores for each Technical question and the sum of weighted Social Value scores for each Social Value question.
- Economic & financial standing
As outlined in Documents 1A and 3B of the ITT documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As outlined in Documents 1A and 3B of the ITT documentation.
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
- 18 Nov 2025, 14:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Mar 2026
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074809- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e367Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The JAGGAER eSourcing Portal may be accessed at beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com ↗
This is where submissions will be made, all communications between GBN and Tenderers will occur, and is where all official PSQ documentation will be issued.
For further assistance with regards registering on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal, please consult the available help.
Phone: 0800 698 630
Timeline
18 Nov 2025 → 31 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published338 days ago18 Nov 2025, 14:19 GMT
- Clarification questions by322 days ago4 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission deadline307 days ago19 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent240 days ago24 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends230 days ago5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by229 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published83 days ago31 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
Notice history
11 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Nov 2025- Tender notice published18 Nov 2025, 14:19 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published18 Nov 2025, 16:02 GMTUK4
- Buyer details updated18 Nov 2025, 16:02 GMT
- Tender notice published2 Dec 2025, 09:57 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 19 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT2 Dec 2025, 09:57 GMT+4 days · was 15 Dec 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published24 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete24 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Buyer details updated24 Feb 2026, 16:51 GMT
- Contract signature expected18 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published11 May 2026, 11:35 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published31 Jul 2026, 16:44 BSTUK7
Published amendments (2)
Further detail added to initial notice
Tender submission deadline has been amended from 15/12/2025 to 19/12/2025 @ 14:00
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 2 Dec 2025
- 2025-11: 2 releases · 18 Nov 2025, 18 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacobs UK Ltd6 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: 4 possible 12-month extension options in event further time is required to deliver the Scope of the contract. | £13,710,000same award published again · counted once | 24 Feb 2026standstill to 5 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
| Jacobs UK Ltd | £13,710,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Jacobs UK Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Apr 2026
- Value
- £13,710,000
- Period
- 30 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2035 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 4 possible 12-month extension options in event further time is required to deliver the Scope of the contract.
3 agreed KPIs: Quality of Work · Delivery Schedule · Social Value
- Quality of Work, 100% of deliverables in the Task Order are produced accurately and in line with the Consultants Quality Management Plan.
- Delivery Schedule, 100% of the Task Order deliverables are delivered in accordance with the programme for the relevant Task
- Social Value, 11 Social Value KPIs collated under 3 main areas Transparency : Inclusion & Diversity Charter, Pulse Surveys & Action Plan, Workforce Transparency, Live Dashboard & Reporting, Workshops & Lessons-Learned EDI : Guaranteed Interview Scheme, Upskilling Protected Groups, Mentoring & Skills Development, Apprentices & Graduates Community : Real Living Wage Delivery, VCSE & SME Engagement
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winOVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED · Greater London
- did not winSTANTEC UK LIMITED · North West England
- did not winWSP UK Limited · Greater London
- did not winATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED · South East England
- wonJACOBS U.K. LIMITED · Greater London
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- JACOBS U.K. LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- STANTEC UK LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- WSP UK LimitedBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Withholding Statement For Redacted Documentation
- Bidding documents and specifications All documentation can be found on Jaggaer. All communications regarding the procurement will be held via Jaggaer. All responses will be submitted via Jaggaer.
- Signed contract Planning Services Redacted Contract
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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