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Principal Planning Officer

West Lancashire Borough Council

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28 Jul 2026 at 13:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Lancashire Borough Council procured agency staffing for a Principal Planning Officer role supporting building control for a 12-month requirement. The procurement is for services rather than goods or construction works, with the requirement delivered for the council in West Lancashire. The scope concerns supplying an appropriately experienced temporary professional through an agency staffing arrangement. The recorded service classification is agency staff services for households (CPV 98513100), although the procurement title identifies the role as Principal Planning Officer and the description places it within building control. This is therefore relevant to recruitment agencies, specialist public-sector staffing providers and organisations able to supply planning or building-control professionals for council work.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was completed. Brookson Solutions Limited was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 6 January 2026 and runs from 6 February 2026 to 5 February 2027. Its value is £119,816 excluding VAT, or £143,780 including VAT. The award is recorded as active and the contract is also active. The process used a limited procedure, described as below-threshold limited competition. The published information identifies the requirement and successful supplier, but gives no separate award date or stated evaluation weighting. The buyer is West Lancashire Borough Council.

This procurement shows established demand from West Lancashire Borough Council for externally supplied professional staffing in building control, centred on a Principal Planning Officer-level role. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need access to suitably qualified and experienced planning or building-control professionals, the ability to place agency staff into a council environment, and reliable support throughout a defined staffing term. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that delivery was within the reach of a specialist staffing provider rather than necessarily requiring a national-scale operation. Relevant businesses are recruitment agencies, professional interim providers and public-sector staffing specialists able to manage compliance, candidate quality, onboarding and continuity for council assignments.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Principal Planning Officer

Notice Description

Agency staff for 12 months in building control

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d541
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071226-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98513100 - Agency staff services for households

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£119,816 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Feb 2026 - 5 Feb 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
West Lancashire Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ORMSKIRK
Postcode
L39 2DH
Postcode Area
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD47 Chorley and West Lancashire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
West Lancashire
Electoral Ward
Ormskirk East
Westminster Constituency
West Lancashire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BROOKSON SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Further Information

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