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Local Plan Review - Further Water Cycle Study

Braintree District Council

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28 Aug 2026 at 07:43

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Braintree District Council commissioned a further water cycle study to support its Local Plan Review. The requirement is a professional environmental and infrastructure consultancy service, focused on water supply and waste-water considerations in local-plan development. The work is intended to provide the additional evidence needed to inform planning policy and assess whether proposed development can be supported by water and waste-water infrastructure. The recorded delivery coverage spans England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buying organisation is Braintree District Council, a sub-central public authority based in Braintree. This was a single requirement rather than a multi-service procurement, and the main procurement category was services.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. One contract was awarded to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED on 27 August 2026. The contract was signed on that date and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £34,975 excluding VAT, or £41,790 including VAT. The award and contract are active, while the tender is complete. There was one lot covering the full requirement. The evaluation basis was therefore the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender process. The contract concerns the further water cycle study supporting Braintree District Council’s Local Plan Review, with the work delivered across the recorded English coverage.

This award shows that Braintree District Council uses specialist consultancy support to strengthen the evidence base for local-plan reviews, particularly where water resources, water supply capacity and waste-water infrastructure affect planned development. A credible future supplier would need experience carrying out water cycle studies for spatial planning, assessing infrastructure constraints and capacity, and translating technical findings into clear evidence for planning policy and development decisions. Relevant capability is likely to include environmental assessment, water-sector expertise, understanding of planning processes and the ability to coordinate with infrastructure providers and public authorities. The successful supplier was a large consultancy, indicating that established technical resources and the capacity to deliver a focused study within a short contract period were relevant features of the requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Local Plan Review - Further Water Cycle Study

Notice Description

Further Water Cycle Study work to support Local Plan

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee28
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082006-2026
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
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£34,975 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 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
Braintree District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRAINTREE
Postcode
CM7 9HB
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Braintree
Electoral Ward
Bocking South
Westminster Constituency
Braintree

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Arcadis LLP

Further Information

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