Official UK procurement notice
Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) for Shropshire
Authority: Shropshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo inform preparation of Shropshire’s next Local Plan (to 2046), Shropshire Council wishes to invite suitably experienced and qualified consultants to undertake a Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) for Shropshire .
The purpose of this SHMA is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the size, type and tenure of market, affordable, and specialist housing needed across Shropshire and within each of its 18 Place Plan areas (which reflect approximate functional zones of influence, generally consisting of a main centre and its surrounding communities and rural hinterland).
CPV: Housing services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£30,000
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)
- Quality: 60%
- Contract Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Contract Price
- Quality
- 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
- 3 Aug 2026, 13:28 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST
- Authority reference
DQNV 249- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-073187- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9f7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
next.shropshire.gov.uk/doing-business-with-… ↗
Clarifications should be made electronically via email to: [email protected] and [email protected]
Quotes for provision of the SHMA should be made electronically via email to:
Timeline
3 Aug 2026 → 23 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published82 days ago3 Aug 2026, 13:28 BST
- Clarification questions by71 days ago14 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline57 days ago28 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Contract starts34 days ago21 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published31 days ago23 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Aug 2026- Tender notice published3 Aug 2026, 13:28 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published4 Aug 2026, 12:52 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 15:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Sept 2026, 15:46 BST
- Contract signature expected5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Please note, the submission details have been amended to include the following information: https://next.shropshire.gov.uk/doing-business-with-us/current-opportunities-for-tendering/view-and-apply-for-current-tenders/ Clarifications should be made electronically via email to: [email protected] and [email protected] Quotes for provision of the SHMA should be made electron…
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARC4 LIMITEDSME6 Oct 2026 – 30 Nov 2026 | £19,852 inc. VAT | 17 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Arc4 LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications SHMA Scoring Matrix
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications SHMA Project Brief
- Bidding documents and specifications SHMA Invitation to Quote
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender