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EBCT 450 Provision of a carbon emissions study

Erewash Borough Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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23 Jul 2026 at 11:06

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Tender

30 Apr 2026 at 10:26

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Erewash Borough Council commissioned a carbon emissions study to support its Planning Policy team in preparing a new Local Plan. The work involves preparing and presenting evidence on carbon emissions, with the results intended to inform local planning policy and help the council submit its plan in line with government objectives. This is a specialist environmental and energy-efficiency consultancy service, including environmental information systems expertise. Delivery is for Erewash Borough Council in the Ilkeston area of Derbyshire. The buyer is a sub-central public authority. The requirement is classified under energy-efficiency consultancy services (CPV 71314300) and environmental information systems (CPV 90714100). The procurement was a single service requirement and was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement is complete following a below-threshold open competition for one lot. Expressions of interest and clarification questions closed on 1 May 2026 at 4pm, and tenders closed on 21 May 2026 at noon. Evaluation gave equal weighting to price and quality, each worth 50%. The estimated value was £25,000 excluding VAT, or £30,000 including VAT. The contract was awarded to the University of Exeter, with an awarded contract value of £19,380 excluding VAT, or £23,256 including VAT. The contract was signed on 29 June 2026 and runs from 29 June 2026 to 30 September 2026. The contract is active and the procurement used the light-touch regime.

This opportunity shows demand from Erewash Borough Council for evidence-led carbon assessment to support local plan preparation. Suppliers seeking comparable work would need to combine carbon emissions analysis with energy-efficiency consultancy, environmental data or information-systems capability, and the ability to present clear findings to a council planning policy team. Relevant experience should include producing robust evidence bases for spatial planning, interpreting national planning policy requirements and translating technical analysis into material that can inform policy decisions. Credibility would also depend on understanding public-sector planning processes, meeting an accelerated evidence-gathering requirement and delivering a focused study rather than a broad environmental programme. The successful supplier was a large university, indicating that research depth and authoritative analytical capability were valued alongside price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EBCT 450 Provision of a carbon emissions study

Notice Description

Erewash Borough Council (EBC) have started work on a new Local Plan, which will be drawn up using the new (currently draft) National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2025. The Planning Policy team is embarking on an evidence base gathering exercise so that a new Local Plan can be submitted within the next 3-years, in line with Government objectives. EBC are now looking for a contractor to prepare and present a Carbon Emissions Study to be used by the Planning Policy team to inform the Local Plan.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-068ee4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069572-2026
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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services

90714100 - Environmental information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£19,380 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
21 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
29 Jun 20261 months ago
Contract Period
29 Jun 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 1-6 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
Erewash Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ILKESTON
Postcode
DE7 5RP
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Delivery Location
TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Local Authority
Erewash
Electoral Ward
Little Hallam
Westminster Constituency
Erewash

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

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