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Consultancy Support

Lancaster City Council

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22 Jul 2026 at 14:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancaster City Council procured consultancy support for planning related to several key regeneration projects. The requirement is a professional services opportunity focused on urban planning advice, helping the council develop and progress regeneration activity in Lancaster. The buying organisation is Lancaster City Council, a sub-central public authority based at Lancaster Town Hall. The work concerns the council’s own regeneration projects and is therefore relevant to planning consultancies, land and development advisers, and firms supporting public-sector regeneration programmes. The awarded service is classified as urban planning services. It is a single requirement rather than a multi-lot programme, and the selected supplier is a small and medium-sized enterprise specialising in land and planning consultancy.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Hive Land & Planning Limited. Lancaster City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award is active and the contract was signed on 31 May 2026, with an award date recorded as 1 June 2026. The contract period runs from 1 June 2026 to 31 March 2028. Its gross value is £35,000. Evaluation was therefore through a direct, non-competitive below-threshold route rather than an open tender. The contract remains active and covers one completed lot. This outcome shows that the council selected a specialist land and planning consultancy for the regeneration-planning requirement.

This procurement is relevant to firms that provide urban planning consultancy, land and development advice, and planning support for public-sector regeneration projects. A credible competitor for comparable work would need to demonstrate practical experience of advising on several significant regeneration schemes, translating planning considerations into deliverable project advice, and working directly with a local authority. The selected supplier’s SME status indicates that a focused specialist consultancy can meet this type of requirement without the scale of a large multidisciplinary contractor. Relevant businesses should be able to provide sustained advisory support across a long programme, understand council decision-making and regeneration priorities, and offer clear, proportionate advice on land and planning matters. The direct-award route also indicates the importance of being known to the buyer and clearly matching a defined specialist need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consultancy Support

Notice Description

Consultancy Support around planning for a number of key regeneration projects

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d0f8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069217-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71410000 - Urban planning services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 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
Lancaster City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LANCASTER
Postcode
LA1 1PJ
Postcode Area
Lancaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD44 Lancaster and Wyre
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lancaster
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hive Land & Planning Lmiited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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