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AT1340 Luton Council Landscape Consultancy NLHF National Heritage Site Wardown Park Boating Lake

LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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Award

17 Nov 2025 at 16:23

Award Notice
Tender

11 Nov 2024 at 09:28

Tender Notice
Tender

21 Oct 2024 at 11:29

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Luton Borough Council has awarded The Landscape Partnership a contract for landscape consultancy services at the National Heritage Site, Wardown Park Boating Lake. The project is classified under various architectural and engineering services, specifically focusing on urban planning and landscape architectural services. This phase of the procurement, valued at £231,202, covers the coordination and delivery of design work necessary to meet the National Lottery Heritage Fund requirements for restoring the Boating Lake. The award has been made as a result of an open procedure, with the contracting period set to commence on 11th March 2025 and conclude on 10th March 2026, catering to areas within Luton, England, and possibly extending to different regions such as the British Overseas Territories and Europe.

This contract offers significant opportunities for landscape consultancy firms, especially those with specialisations in urban planning and restoration projects. Small and medium enterprises with expertise in assembling design teams and executing projects within budget constraints may find this an attractive opportunity. The open tender process used by Luton Borough Council underscores the intent to engage with a diverse range of suppliers, fostering competitive innovation and expertise transfer within the industry. By winning such contracts, businesses can not only enhance their portfolios but also engage in high-profile restoration projects, potentially opening up further opportunities within heritage restoration sectors funded by bodies like the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

AT1340 Luton Council Landscape Consultancy NLHF National Heritage Site Wardown Park Boating Lake

Notice Description

Please note this Procurement project is being tendered via the the following e commerce portal - Proactis Due North - to obtain an opportunity to tender for this service you should first get registered on the proactis due north portal for free.https://procontract.due-north.com AT1340 Luton Council Landscape Consultancy NLHF National Heritage Site Wardown Park Boating Lake: Luton Council has finished its soft market testing and now wishes to undertake an PCR15 FTS Open Tender Approach to award a suitably qualified and experienced Landscape Consultancy Organization to perform a Landscape Consultancy Phase 1 Service , with an option to award the same Landscape Consultancy / Principle Contractor Service for the Phase 2 Delivery of Works Packs. Luton wishes to appoint an experienced Landscape Consultancy or individual consultants who can design and deliver the series of work packages identified within the restoration project for Wardown Park and meet National Lottery Heritage Fund requirements. The consultant will be required to assemble a Design Team with expertise to support the project for restoration of the Boating Lake and its Natural Heritage at Wardown Park. The consultancy will manage the project team to ensure a coordinated design response and to design and deliver the work packages. The consultant will be required to propose and implement a Reporting Programme in respect of the Development and Delivery phases of the projects. All plans must be designed and delivered within the overall capital and revenue budget set for the project. To date LBC have worked with a number of consultants including Landscape Architects, engineers, and surveyors to prepare works packages/reports for the Initial stage of Lottery funding

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-c6cebd79-98c4-44cf-85af-55915f08ddc3
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c23afac-2cca-4aef-a6d9-6b50ef7c43e0
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services

71420000 - Landscape architectural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£430,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£231,202 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
26 Nov 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Feb 202512 months ago
Contract Period
11 Mar 2025 - 10 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
LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LUTON
Postcode
LU1 2BQ
Post Town
Luton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH21 Luton
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Luton
Electoral Ward
Central
Westminster Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE LANDSCAPE PARTNERSHIP

Further Information

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