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A Consultant Team to Develop and Produce Place Plans for Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown, within the Craigavon Urban Area

ARMAGH CITY, BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL

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09 Oct 2025 at 15:06

Summary of the contracting process

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is seeking a consultant team to develop and produce place plans for Craigavon, Lurgan, and Portadown within the Craigavon Urban Area. This tender, identified by ID CIN1000227, aims to enhance economic, social, and environmental well-being in these areas through effective community planning. The procurement falls within the industry category of research and development services and related consultancy services. The procurement method is an open competition, allowing for electronic submissions until 6th November 2025. The project is scheduled to start on 24th November 2025 and run until 30th April 2027, with an emphasis on delivering quality driven by a 75% quality and 25% price award criterion.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for consultancy firms specialising in research and development and community planning to expand their business within the public sector. Given that the suitability criteria favour SMEs and VCSEs, smaller entities are well-placed to participate. Engaging in this project allows businesses to apply their expertise in social and environmental planning in a public authority context, potentially leading to further opportunities in community-focused projects and similar tenders. Successful bidders can expect to leverage localised community engagement, promoting sustainable development and contributing to regional growth.

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Notice Title

A Consultant Team to Develop and Produce Place Plans for Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown, within the Craigavon Urban Area

Notice Description

The aim of place shaping within Community Planning is; * To improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the selected 'place', through harnessing place shaping powers and functions within Council and from partners. * To ensure that the aspirations of the community plan are realised at a local level and bring other borough wide plans to life locally to include spatial elements and following key messages from the Council's preferred options paper. * To build plans for a place in which local communities are integral to its development and delivery. To date the Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Community Planning Partnership (with council acting as lead partner) has developed and launched the Armagh Place Plan (May 2022), Banbridge Place Plan (Mar 2024) and the Dromore Place Plan (May 2025). The Community Planning Department, Council as lead partner for the ABC Community Planning Partnership, is seeking to appoint a consultant team to develop and produce place plans for the three centres of Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown within the Craigavon Urban Area.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05abf7
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/063860-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services


CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

73220000 - Development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£162,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£162,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
6 Nov 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
24 Nov 2025 - 30 Apr 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ARMAGH CITY, BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CRAIGAVON
Postcode
BT64 1AL
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN07 Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Electoral Ward
Craigavon Centre
Westminster Constituency
Upper Bann

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