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Published 18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST

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Viability Assessment — UK public procurement notice

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Authority: Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Research & Development (R&D) (73)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH16)
Published estimate £100,000£120,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 16 Oct 202612:00 BST · 28d 1h left
Clarification cut-off 9 Oct 202623:59 BST · questions to the authority
Contract term 3 moup to 2 yrs 3 mo with extensions · starts 18 Dec 2026
Bids per lot · this authority 6division 79 · n=3 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In June 2026, the Borough Council began the process of producing the next Local Plan, which will cover the period 2026-2044. To support the Local Plan preparation, the Council will need to renew or update its current evidence base. As part of updating the evidence base, a new “whole plan” Viability Assessment is required, to provide a policy-by-policy assessment of Local Plan policy obligations and site-specific proposals.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Quantity-surveying-services./4C273E8949

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4C273E8949

CPV: Economic research services · Quantity surveying services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Urban planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Renewal 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 18 Dec 2026 — 31 Mar 2027 (3 mo) · up to 2 yrs 3 mo with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: East of EnglandTurnover guideline: ~£200,000/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Extensions
An expert witness may be required up to 31st March 2029
71324000 Quantity surveying services71410000 Urban planning services73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services79311400 Economic research services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
Quality: 110Price: 80Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (12)
  • Methodology — 30
  • Experience and skills — 15
  • Communications — 10
  • Methodology — 30
  • Experience and skills — 15
  • Communications — 10
  • Total Fixed Price for Completion of the assessment — 35
  • Hourly Rate for an Expert Witness — 5
  • Total Fixed Price for Completion of the assessment — 35
  • Hourly Rate for an Expert Witness — 5
  • Social Value — 5
  • Social Value — 5
Published award criteria (12)
  • Total Fixed Price for Completion of the assessment — Assessment
  • Hourly Rate for an Expert Witness — Hourly Rate
  • Experience and skills — Experience and Skill
  • Total Fixed Price for Completion of the assessment — Assessment
  • Hourly Rate for an Expert Witness — Hourly Rate
  • Experience and skills — Experience and Skill

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk buys Market research services (CPV 7931) — and who usually turns up

Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk’s own published record, next to the East of England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: sector page →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk

contract notices in 36 months: 14 in division 79 (3 direct) · 50 in all categories (17 direct)

Bids per lot6division 79 · 36m · n=3 lots
Single-bid lots33%division 79 · 36m · n=3 lots
Award vs estimate19% belowdivision 79 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award41ddivision 79 · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=91 notices
Awarded without competition21%division 79 · 36m · n=14 notices
Bids per lot moderate · n=3
  • 1 bid 33%
  • 2–3 0%
  • 4–6 33%
  • 7+ 33%

Median 6 · 3 lots on 3 contested notices · division 79.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
  • Below estimate 75%
  • Within ±2% 25%
  • Above estimate 0%

4 lot pairs · division 79.

The market · delivery region

East of England · Market research services (CPV 7931)

contract notices delivered in East of England in 36 months: 39 in CPV 7931 (37 contested) · 641 in division 79 (529 contested)

Bids per lot4.5CPV 7931 · 36m · n=20 lots
Single-bid lots10%CPV 7931 · 36m · n=20 lots
Award vs estimateat estimateCPV 7931 · 36m · n=17 pairs
Deadline → award35dCPV 7931 · 36m · n=13 notices
SME bidders57%division 79 · 36m · n=69 lots
Winners based in the region48%CPV 7931 · 36m · n=21 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=20
  • 1 bid 10%
  • 2–3 20%
  • 4–6 35%
  • 7+ 35%

Median 4.5 · 20 lots on 17 contested notices · CPV 7931.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=17
  • Below estimate 24%
  • Within ±2% 59%
  • Above estimate 18%

17 lot pairs · CPV 7931.

moderate · n=4 Awards in Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk (division 79, n=4 pairs) land a median 19% below. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

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
Open for tender
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
Authority reference
BCKLWN433
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Economic research servicesQuantity surveying servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesUrban planning services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH16)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077504 Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Delta eSourcing
Authorised e-sourcing portalDelta eSourcing ↗Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Open official portal workspace ↗
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4C273E8949 ↗
Published estimate £100,000 excludes VAT (£120,000 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedjust passed
    18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 22 days
    9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadlinein 28 days
    16 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract startsin 91 days
    18 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 09:40 BSTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZQQ-4816-TPLW Kings Court, Chapel Street, King's Lynn, East of England, PE30 1EX [email protected] +44 1553616200
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Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender