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Published 7 May 2025, 16:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Whole Plan Viability Assessment for South Downs National Park Authority Local Plan Review 2025

Official notice

Authority: South Downs National Park Authority (Public body)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£35,000£42,000 inc. VAT1.5% above final estimate
Submissions closed 4 Jun 2025awarded 10 Nov 2025
Awarded to HDH Planning & Development Ltd
Contract term 6 moends 31 Dec 2025 · starts 30 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of the Whole Plan Viability Assessment is to inform the preparation of the Local Plan Review covering the plan period 2022 to 2042. The study assesses the viability of a range of development typologies that are representative of the types of sites that are identified in the emerging Local Plan Review. The assessment of viability will be iterative to test scenarios as the Local Plan Review progresses.

CPV: Urban planning and landscape architectural services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£35,000
Contract period: 30 Jun 2025 – 31 Dec 2025 (6 mo)Value: £35,000 exc. VAT · £42,000 inc. VAT

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Approach to the Contract 30% Project Resourcing 30% Price 40%

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
7 May 2025, 16:18 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019493
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Urban planning and landscape architectural services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050e2b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
4 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

SDNPA use an electronic sourcing portal to manage all tendering and quotation exercises and current and future contract opportunities can be viewed at in-tendhost.co.uk/southdowns ↗.

In order to view the full documents available it is necessary to register with the portal.

Registration is free and only has to be done once.

Timeline

7 May 2025 → 11 Nov 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    7 May 2025, 16:18 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    30 Jun 2025
  4. Latest notice published351 days ago
    11 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    7 May 2025, 16:18 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    11 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2025, 13:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £35,5361 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
HDH Planning & Development LtdSME£35,536 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Downs National Park Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDL-9528-MNGZ South Downs Centre, North Street, Midhurst, South East, GU29 9DHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HDH Planning & Development LtdAwarded supplier Clapham Woods Farm, Keasden, Nr Clapham, Lancaster, Yorkshire & Humber, LA2 8ETContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender