Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4936 Planning Advisory Services
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£600,000total for 2 lots · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2025awarded 1 Dec 2025
Awarded to CARTER JONAS LLP, David Lock Associates3 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 16 Dec 2029 · starts 17 Dec 2025
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionUKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Planning Advisory Services.
The tender has been divided into two distinct Lots as follows:
Lot 1- Provision of Town Planning Advisory Services
Lot 2- Provision of Master Planning Advisory Services
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Sept 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Technical planning services · Urban planning services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£600,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Provision of Town Planning Advisory ServicesAwardedPublished value£400,000
Lot #2Provision of Master Planning Advisory ServicesAwardedPublished value£200,000
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Quality
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Sept 2029
- First published
- 12 Sept 2025, 08:53 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
C0315- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056012- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059903Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: UKRI eSourcing
Access & registration note: Free
- Submission deadline
- 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Sept 2025 → 21 Jan 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 08:53 BST
- Clarification questions by376 days ago13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline362 days ago27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by327 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent317 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Contract starts312 days ago17 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends305 days ago23 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published276 days ago21 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025- Tender notice published12 Sept 2025, 08:53 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Oct 2025, 14:00 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 27 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT2 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST-31 days · was 27 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Contract award notice published12 Dec 2025, 15:58 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Dec 2025, 15:58 GMT
- Contract signature expected7 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Jan 2026, 11:23 GMTUK7
Published amendments (1)
Tender deadline changed from 27th Nov 25 to 27th October 25
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 12 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 3
Awarded value £600,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 174 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 12 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Provision of Town Planning Advisory Services1 award | |||
| CARTER JONAS LLP | £99,544 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Provision of Master Planning Advisory Services1 award | |||
| David Lock AssociatesSME | £208,400 † | — | Awarded |
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| CARTER JONAS LLP, David Lock AssociatesSMEjoint awardUKRI-4936 Planning Advisor Services7 Jan 2026 – 6 Jan 2030 | £600,000 | 1 Dec 2025standstill to 23 Dec 2025 | Standstill |
Contracts
UKRI-4936 Planning Advisor Services- Lot 1 Town Planning · CARTER JONAS LLP
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2026
- Value
- £99,544
- Period
- 13 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Collaboration · Innovation and insights · Accuracy of completed documents …
- Collaboration, a. No collaboration evident b. Some collaboration evident c. Highly collaborative
- Innovation and insights, a. No innovation of insight b. Some innovation and insight c. Significant innovation and insight
- Accuracy of completed documents, a. Fully accurate and free of errors b. Accurate, with minor errors c. Generally accurate, but many errors d. Contains major error(s)
- Timeliness of delivery, a. Timely delivery of outputs (e.g. Monthly report) b. Minor delay to outputs c. Long delay to outputs
UKRI-4936 Planning Advisor Services- Lot 2 Master Planning · David Lock AssociatesSME
- Signed
- 12 Jan 2026
- Value
- £208,400
- Period
- 13 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2030
- Status
- active
4 agreed KPIs: Timeliness of delivery · Collaboration · Innovation and insights …
- Timeliness of delivery, a. Quarterly Updates completed within four weeks from instruction b. Major Updates completed with twelve weeks from instruction
- Collaboration, a. No collaboration evident b. Some collaboration evident c. Highly collaborative
- Innovation and insights, a. No innovation of insight b. Some innovation and insight c. Significant innovation and insight
- Accuracy of completed documents, a. Fully accurate and free of errors b. Accurate, with minor errors c. Generally accurate, but many errors d. Contains major error(s)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Provision of Town Planning Advisory Services | 10final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Provision of Master Planning Advisory Services | 7final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Carter Jonas LLPAwarded supplier
- David Lock Associates LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
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
- 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