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Local Plan preparation and Consultations - Objective Keyplan

Fareham Borough Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 15:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Fareham Borough Council procured Objective Keyplan, a purpose-built digital engagement and plan-making platform for Local Plan preparation and consultations. The requirement is software and information systems supporting the council’s planning processes, including digital engagement with consultees and plan-making activity. Fareham Borough Council is the buying organisation, based in Fareham, Hampshire, and the service is for its local planning work. The procurement was structured as a single requirement rather than separate lots. This opportunity is relevant to software providers, planning technology businesses and consultancies with products that support statutory or public-sector plan preparation, consultation management, stakeholder engagement and related information workflows. Suppliers offering configurable platforms for local authorities and planning teams are the closest commercial comparators.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. The contract was signed on 11 June 2026 and awarded to Objective Corporation UK Limited. The active contract runs from 22 June 2026 to 21 June 2028, with an optional priced 12-month extension available to 21 June 2029 if exercised with 60 days’ notice before the end of the second year. Its value is £50,225 excluding VAT, or £60,270 including VAT. The award covers the single lot and software requirement. The tender is recorded as complete, while the award and contract are active. The procurement was below the applicable threshold and was not evaluated through a competitive tender process.

This procurement shows Fareham Borough Council’s demand for a specialist digital platform combining local-plan preparation with public consultation and engagement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a proven planning technology product, or an equivalent service, that can support the full workflow rather than consultation in isolation. Relevant strengths include configurable plan-making tools, secure handling of consultation responses and stakeholder data, accessible digital engagement, clear reporting and dependable support for council planning teams. Experience of delivering software to local authorities, understanding of planning-policy processes and the capacity to maintain a live platform over a multi-year service period would strengthen a supplier’s position. Businesses able to demonstrate implementation, user support and integration capability would be well placed to compete when this type of requirement next reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local Plan preparation and Consultations - Objective Keyplan

Notice Description

Objective Keyplan is a purpose-built digital engagement and plan-making platform designed explicitly for Local Plan processes.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e066
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075837-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£50,225 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
22 Jun 2026 - 21 Jun 2028 2-3 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
Fareham Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
FAREHAM
Postcode
PO16 7AZ
Postcode Area
Portsmouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ35 South Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Fareham
Electoral Ward
Fareham Town
Westminster Constituency
Fareham and Waterlooville

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Objective Corporation UK Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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