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Open Space Audit

Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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21 Jul 2026 at 13:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
TenderUpdate

02 Jun 2026 at 09:57

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

20 May 2026 at 13:48

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

30 Apr 2026 at 08:30

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk commissioned an open space audit to support its New Local Plan. The work covers all identified public open spaces in the borough, assessing their quality, quantity and accessibility. The findings will update the Council’s evidence base and help it set new open space standards within the Local Plan. This is a public-sector planning and auditing service, combining technical planning expertise with structured assessment of open-space provision. Delivery is across the Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk in England. The commissioning organisation is a sub-central public authority, and the requirement is classified as a service involving technical planning services and auditing services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold open competition. One lot was awarded to Knight, Kavanagh & Page Limited. The contract was signed on 13 July 2026 and awarded on 20 July 2026, with a gross contract value of £67,260, including a net value of £56,050. The contract runs from 20 July 2026 to 19 May 2027, with an option to renew for up to 12 months, allowing a maximum end date of 19 May 2028. The tender submission deadline was 11 June 2026 at 12:00 noon, following deadline extensions. Evaluation weighted methodology at 45%, project timescales at 20%, fixed price at 25%, hourly rate at 5% and training at 5%.

This award shows that the Council buys borough-wide evidence and assessment to inform local-plan policy, rather than a narrow site survey. A credible competitor for similar work would need to assess public open spaces consistently across a large area and produce defensible findings on quality, quantity and accessibility. Strong methodology is the most important demonstrated evaluation factor, supported by realistic project planning and delivery timescales. The successful approach also needed to address the fixed overall price and any additional expert-witness or associated work through an hourly rate. The ability to provide training formed part of the quality assessment, so suppliers able to explain their methods and transfer knowledge to Council staff would be well placed. The requirement was identified as suitable for SMEs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Open Space Audit

Notice Description

The Council is in the process of producing a New Local Plan (NLP) and this will require an update to the existing evidence base. This will include the need for an Open Space Audit. This will assess all identified public open spaces in the Borough for their quality, quantity and accessibility. The data from the Audit will then enable to the Council to set new open space standards within the Local Plan.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068eb1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068718-2026
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
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

71356400 - Technical planning services

79212000 - Auditing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£96,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£96,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£56,050 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
20 Jul 2026 - 19 May 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Borough Council of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KING'S LYNN
Postcode
PE30 1EX
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH52 North and West Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH16 North and West Norfolk
Local Authority
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Electoral Ward
St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas
Westminster Constituency
North West Norfolk

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Knight, Kavanagh & Page Limited

Further Information

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