Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services
Authority: South Holland District Council (Local council)·On behalf of: PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services. The post will deal with the determination of a range of planning applications, including major developments, within the statutory timescales which are nationally set. The post will also provide detailed pre-application advice to paying customers within the Council's stipulated timescales.
The post will hold a caseload of 20-40 planning applications at any one time. The post will also pick up occasional planning applications across the partnership at Boston and East Lindsey Council's.
The post will support the Principal Planning Officer and Development Manager in the management of planning application cases and also offer pre-application advice to customers (both external and internal) for large/major and sensitive projects.
The post will produce detailed reports for each application, including for the Planning Committee - which the post will also attend to present items to the Elected Members on behalf of the Service.
The post will undertake site visits in association with planning applications and pre-application advice submissions. This will include physical attendance in the Council Office on a fortnightly basis
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jul 2026, 08:46 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 08:57 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098751- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cd61Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This Transparency Notice is issued in accordance with Section 44 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 26 of the Procurement Regulations 2024.
The Council intends to enter into a direct award contract with Yimby Ltd for the continued provision of specialist consultancy services.
Only one contract has been awarded. System automatically requires the information for a 2nd contract which is entered with zero value.
The direct award is made pursuant to Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and the justification set out in Schedule 5 concerning the absence of competition for technical reasons.
The Council has determined that the continuation of the existing consultant's services is necessary to maintain continuity of delivery across ongoing projects and workstreams. Through the current engagement, the consultant has developed detailed knowledge of the Council's requirements, project objectives, governance arrangements, key stakeholders and operational processes, together with specialist expertise that is highly important to the effective and timely delivery of the services. This knowledge and expertise cannot be replicated within a reasonable timeframe without adversely impacting service delivery.
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published17 Jul 2026, 08:46 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published20 Oct 2026, 08:57 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| YIMBY LIMITEDSME1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028Extensions: One period of 12 months | £222,000 inc. VAT | — | Awarded |
| YIMBY LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · YIMBY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2026
- Value
- £222,000 inc. VAT
- Period
- 9 Oct 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- One, 12 month period
No agreed KPIs: Contract value below the threshold of £5 million
Contract 2 · YIMBY LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 9 Oct 2026
- Value
- —
- Period
- 9 Oct 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- one 12 month period
No agreed KPIs: Contract below the £5 million threshold
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTDProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Support and Advice
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- YIMBY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender