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CO2565 - Green Belt Assessment

Wiltshire Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 13:39

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Summary of the contracting process

Wiltshire Council commissioned a comprehensive Green Belt assessment covering all Green Belt land within its local authority area. The work is a planning and land-use consultancy service, combining research and development consultancy, urban planning, landscape architecture, and related business consultancy. Its purpose is to support preparation and examination of the council’s Local Plan, provide evidence for future planning policies, and inform the determination of planning applications. The work is delivered across Wiltshire. The requirement is for an assessment that is proportionate, robust and transparent, and aligned with national planning guidance and best practice. It is a single service requirement managed by Wiltshire Council as the public-sector buyer.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Land Use Consultants, a Bristol-based supplier, on 8 September 2026. The award is for £29,994 excluding VAT, or £35,992.80 including VAT. Wiltshire Council used a below-threshold limited competition, with three bids received, including two from SMEs. The contract is scheduled to run from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2029, with an optional one-year extension allowing it to run until 17 September 2030. The award is active, and the contract-signature milestone was due on 16 September 2026. The procurement comprised one lot, covering the full Green Belt assessment requirement.

This award indicates demand for specialist planning and land-use evidence to support local-plan preparation, examination and planning decisions. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in Green Belt assessment, spatial planning, landscape and urban analysis, and the interpretation of national planning guidance. The requirement also favours suppliers able to produce evidence that is proportionate, methodologically robust and transparent, and suitable for scrutiny during plan examination. Experience of working with local planning authorities and translating technical assessment into defensible planning-policy evidence would be relevant. The successful supplier was an SME, and two SMEs reached the final stage, indicating that the work can be delivered by a suitably capable specialist consultancy rather than only a large multidisciplinary firm.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CO2565 - Green Belt Assessment

Notice Description

Wiltshire Council requires a comprehensive assessment of all Green Belt land within the local authority area, in line with national planning guidance and best practice, to support the preparation and examination of the council's Local Plan. The Green Belt Assessment must be proportionate, robust and transparent and will form part of the evidence base to support future planning policies set out in the Local Plan, as well as supporting the determination of planning applications.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f486
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084888-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£29,994 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Wiltshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TROWBRIDGE
Postcode
BA14 8JN
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Trowbridge Central
Westminster Constituency
South West Wiltshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Land Use Consultants

Further Information

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