Official UK procurement notice
SONI069 Environmental & Planning Services
Authority: SONI Ltd (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily pursuant to SONI’s statutory functions in the area of Grid Development and SONI’s Framework for Grid Development.
Prefer refer to the documents Scope of Requirements
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2033, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily pursuant to SONI’s statutory functions in the area of Grid Development and SONI’s Framework for Grid Development. An evaluation team will access each submission based against the criteria in the PSQ
CPV: Environmental engineering consultancy 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 5 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Sept 2026
Published description of the framework
Selection process will be as per the PSQ and RFP
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£8,900,000
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to PSQ
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Refer to PSQ
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)
- Candidate Capacity: 35%
- Previous Experience: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
- Candidate Capacity: Candidates are required to demonstrate, that in principle they have at their disposal sufficient manpower (of relevant and appropriate expertise and experience) and other resources necessary to deliver contracts of this nature.
- Previous Experience: Candidates are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient recent and relevant experience to deliver contracts of this nature.
- Economic & financial standing
Refer to PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Refer to PSQ
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Refer to PSQ
- “SONI069 Environmental & Planning Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Jul 2033
- First published
- 25 Feb 2026, 17:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2026, 17:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
SONI069- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-017114- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c9cFind a Tender
- How it runs
SONI wishes to appoint appropriately qualified and experienced consultants to provide Public Planning, Ecology and Environmental services, primarily pursuant to SONI’s statutory functions in the area of Grid Development and SONI’s Framework for Grid Development.
An evaluation team will access each submission based against the criteria in the PSQ
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Feb 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published237 days ago25 Feb 2026, 17:28 GMT
- Clarification questions by225 days ago10 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends210 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown25 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by81 days ago31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts50 days ago1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published25 Feb 2026, 17:28 GMTUK4
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