Invitation to Tender For New Local Plan Professional Consultancy Services
AwardHighlights
- Award value
- £508,189
- Winning supplier
- Nexus Planning Limited, Wallingford HydroSolutions, Quintic LLP, City Science, Lepus Consulting, ICENI PROJECTS LIMITED, Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd (trading as “Lichfields”), STANTEC UK LIMITED, HASKONING UK LIMITED
- Award date
- 7 Sept 2026
Details
- Published
- 8 Sept 2026
- Deadline
- —
- Value
- £508,189
- Location
- —
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Source notice ID
- 085114-2026
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068fad
- CPV codes
- —
Description
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint suitably experienced and qualified consultants to carry out a number of professional specialist studies to support its New Local Plan (NLP). For context, the NLP is anticipated to cover the time period 2029/30 to 2044/45. Using the government’s Standard Method for calculating housing need, the NLP would need to plan for approximately 21,000 new homes over that time (approximately 1,400 homes per year), plus associated commercial floorspace, infrastructure and services to support the population.
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Lots (11)
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Awarded contracts (11)
| Title | Supplier | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Settlement Hierarchy & Community Infrastructure Assessment | Nexus Planning Limited | £26,340 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Water Cycle Study | Wallingford HydroSolutions | £31,061 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Whole Plan Viability Assessment & Stage 1 CIL Charging Schedule Review | Quintic LLP | £22,000 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Natural Environment and Climate Change | City Science | £133,150 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Environmental Regulatory | Lepus Consulting | £84,220 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Employment Land Study | ICENI PROJECTS LIMITED | £28,415 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Retail Capacity Study & Town Centres Hierarchy Review | Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd (trading as “Lichfields”) | £36,360 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) | ICENI PROJECTS LIMITED | £24,780 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Parking Standards | STANTEC UK LIMITED | £46,350 | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Local Transport Strategy | HASKONING UK LIMITED | £75,513 | 7 Sept 2026 |
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