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title: "Tender for Planning Consultancy Services"
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# Tender for Planning Consultancy Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-planning-consultancy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6df). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION: "Tender for Planning Consultancy Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £170,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 May 2023, 14:00 BST. Published submission portal: e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [APEX HOUSING ASSOCIATION](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/apex-housing-association-coh-np000125)
- **Published Value:** £170,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 May 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, engineering and planning services, Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-planning-consultancy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6df#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03c6df`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-planning-consultancy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6df#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fe-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-planning-consultancy-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03c6df#participate

## Description
Apex intends to engage a Planning Consultant to provide the Services at key stages in the delivery of social housing schemes in the Social Housing Development Programme ("SHDP") for Financial Year ("FY") 2023-24 with the option to extend the services for a further three years to cover FY 2024-25,FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-73 at Apex’s sole discretion. The key stages of the services to be provided by the Planning Consultant are detailed as follows:
•	Feasibility Stage (Stage 1)
•	Pre Application Stage (Stage 2)
•	Post Submission Stage (Stage 3)
•	General Planning Advice (Stage 4)
•	Value added services (Stage 5)
The Planning Consultant, whether working prior to appointment of the Design Team or working with the Design Team, is required to deliver a service and project in full compliance with the Department for Communities (“DfC”)  requirements as outlined in the Housing Association Guide ("HAG") https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/housing-association-guide

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71240000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £170,000
- **Description:** Apex intends to engage a Planning Consultant to provide the Services at key stages in the delivery of social housing schemes in the Social Housing Development Programme ("SHDP") for Financial Year ("FY") 2023-24 with the option to extend the services...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013007-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-05-05T14:38:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:36:34.119Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03c6df