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Published 10 Dec 2025, 09:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RDC JB Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Assessment (ESPH708)

Official notice

Authority: Rother District Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£50,000≈ £27k / year · £50,000 inc. VAT7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 20 Jan 2026awarded 12 Mar 2026
Awarded to HDH Planning & Development Ltd
Contract term 1 yr 10 moends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 23 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Rother District Council are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Consultant to undertake A Local Plan Viability Assessment to identify a robust and deliverable affordable housing policy requirement, and to demonstrate that the proposed site allocations and policy requirements within the emerging Local Plan are viable when considered collectively.

CPV: Economic impact assessment · Urban environmental development planning · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 10 moPublished value£50,000
Contract period: 23 Feb 2026 – 31 Dec 2027 (1 yr 10 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: South East

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Price 30%, Quality 70%

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
Awarded
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
10 Dec 2025, 09:39 GMT
Last source update
30 Mar 2026, 13:54 BST
Authority reference
ESPH708
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081319
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Economic impact assessmentUrban environmental development planningUrban planning services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f26e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission must be made through the Council's e-tendering portal: in-tendhost.co.uk/esph/aspx/Home ↗

Timeline

10 Dec 2025 → 30 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published315 days ago
    10 Dec 2025, 09:39 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by288 days ago
    5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Submission deadline274 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts240 days ago
    23 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published205 days ago
    30 Mar 2026, 13:54 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    10 Dec 2025, 09:39 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    30 Mar 2026, 13:54 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Mar 2026, 13:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £38,7631 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HDH Planning & Development LtdSME£38,763 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Rother District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGTY-8935-BVDP Town Hall, London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, South East, TN39 3JXContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender