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Published 23 May 2025, 14:31 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Sustainability Assessment & Strategic Flood Risk Assessment

Official notice

Authority: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Budget not disclosed£0envelope for 2 lots

Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025awarded 9 Jul 2025

Awarded to JBA Consulting Limited2 awards

Contract term 1 yr 1 moends 2 Aug 2026 · starts 7 Jul 2025

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) are looking to appoint consultants to carry out the sustainability appraisals (SAs) for the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan (RTW Town Centre Plan) and the borough-wide Local Plan Review (LPR).

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to appoint appropriately qualified consultants to carry out a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA), for the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells to assist in the preparation of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan, (RTW Town Centre Plan). The Plan is currently being prepared by officers of the Council's Planning Policy Team.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1Sustainability AssessmentAwarded 1 yr 1 moPublished value£0

Lot 1 - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council (TWBC) are looking to appoint consultants to carry out the sustainability appraisals (SAs) for the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan (RTW Town Centre Plan) and the borough-wide Local Plan Review (LPR).

Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 2 Aug 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Lot #2Strategic Flood Risk AssessmentAwarded 1 yr 1 moPublished value£0

Lot 2 - Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to appoint appropriately qualified consultants to carry out a Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA), for the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells to assist in the preparation of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan, (RTW Town Centre Plan).

Contract period: 7 Jul 2025 – 2 Aug 2026 (1 yr 1 mo)

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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 · same split on all 2 lots

Quality: 60%Price: 40%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 60%
Cost: 40%

Published award criteria (2)

Cost: Cost to fulfil the contract
Quality: Quality requirements as defined in ITT

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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: 23 May 2025, 14:31 BST
Last source update: 23 Feb 2026, 08:09 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-026523
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-052326 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed

Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list

Requests to participate (first stage): 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline: 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk ↗

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 4 dates

Tender notice published
23 May 2025, 14:31 BST
Submission deadline
13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts
7 Jul 2025
Latest notice published236 days ago
23 Feb 2026, 08:09 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025

Tender notice published
23 May 2025, 14:31 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
9 Jul 2025, 15:20 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
9 Jul 2025, 15:20 BST
Contract signature expected
1 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
23 Feb 2026, 08:09 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £53,6481 award exc. VAT · 1 published inc. VAT only, not summed

Bids received 44 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 28 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Sustainability Assessment1 award
JBA Consulting LimitedSME +1 morejoint awardTWBC Sustainability Assessment1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027	£53,648	9 Jul 2025	Awarded
Lot 2 · Strategic Flood Risk Assessment1 award
JBA Consulting LimitedSME1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027	£22,454 inc. VAT	9 Jul 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Sustainability Appraisal of the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan and the Borough Local Plan Review · JBA Consulting LimitedSME +1 more
Signed
28 Aug 2025
Value
£53,648
Period
28 Aug 2025 – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active
Strategic Flood Risk Assessment to Support the Royal Tunbridge Wells Town Centre Plan · JBA Consulting LimitedSME
Signed
28 Aug 2025
Value
£18,712
Period
28 Aug 2025 – 30 Jun 2028
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Sustainability Assessment	2final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one	2	0	—
2 · Strategic Flood Risk Assessment	2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PLDX-6964-RZQX Town Hall, Monson Way, Royal Tunbridge Wells, South East, TN1 1RSContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

JBA CONSULTING LIMITEDAwarded supplier 1 Broughton Park Old Lane North, Skipton, Yorkshire & Humber, BD23 3FDContact email
JBA ConsultingAwarded supplier 1 Broughton Park, Old Lane North, Skipton, Yorkshire & Humber, BD23 3FDContact email
JBA Consulting LtdAwarded supplier 1 Broughton Park Old Lane North, Skipton, Yorkshire & Humber, BD23 3FDContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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