Notice Information
Notice Title
Horizon Scanning Tool
Notice Description
The Planning Inspectorate requires a delivery partner to provide horizon scanning services to obtain a continuous flow of data and information about events, issues, trends and other signals of change in the external environment, the results of which will be used to facilitate 'emerging issues forums' with our core services and to inform strategy development.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-18fbf290-da95-4869-ac96-64f3ca265c8f
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e537cfbb-f105-4557-8d5f-46dfad0dce74
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £13,500 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £13,500 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 26 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE PLANNING INSPECTORATE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@planninginspectorate.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS1 6PN
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Lawrence Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e537cfbb-f105-4557-8d5f-46dfad0dce74
14th July 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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