Notice Information
Notice Title
Sustainability Appraisal (SA)
Notice Description
To undertake a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) (incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment and a Health Impact Assessment) of the emerging Somerset Local Plan 2025 - 2045 and provide associated SA Reports to accompany the stages of plan production, consultation, publication, submission and adoption as necessary. Somerset Council has already produced a SA Scoping Report (Stage A), this tender refers to refining alternatives and assessing the effects of the emerging Local Plan (Stage B), the production of the SA (Stage C) and amend the SA following consultation (Stage D).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ae80
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005559-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
71356400 - Technical planning services
90712000 - Environmental planning
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £100,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £49,540 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £49,540 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 15 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Jan 2026 - 18 Jan 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOMERSET COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Jilse Kuriakose
- Contact Email
- commercialandprocurement@somerset.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005559-2026
22nd January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082811-2025
15th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064881-2025
13th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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