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Principal Planning Officer - Agency

West Lancashire Borough Council

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16 Sep 2026 at 12:33

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

West Lancashire Borough Council procured agency staffing services for a Principal Planning Officer. The requirement was for an agency worker to fulfil a Principal Planning Officer role for the council, rather than for general recruitment activity. The procurement is categorised as recruitment services. Delivery is in West Lancashire, and the buying organisation is West Lancashire Borough Council, based in Ormskirk. The requirement was arranged as a single lot. This is relevant to recruitment agencies and specialist public-sector staffing providers able to source and supply experienced planning professionals for council work. It may also suit firms that provide interim or contract planning staff and can manage the associated employment or agency arrangements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. One lot was awarded to CARRINGTON WEST LIMITED. The contract was signed on 10 August 2026 and runs from 12 August 2026 to 11 August 2027. Its value is £139,276.80 excluding VAT, or £167,132.16 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated through the limited-competition route; the available data does not state separate quality, price or other scoring criteria. The awarded contract is active. It covers a single Principal Planning Officer agency staffing requirement for West Lancashire Borough Council, with the service classified as recruitment services. The selected supplier is identified as an SME.

This procurement demonstrates demand from West Lancashire Borough Council for a specialist agency staffing solution covering a senior planning role. Competitors would need credible access to qualified Principal Planning Officers, an effective recruitment and candidate-screening process, and the ability to place an individual into a council environment. Relevant experience in planning recruitment, interim appointments or supplying agency professionals to local authorities would strengthen a future response. Suppliers would also need the operational capacity to manage a substantial single-placement requirement over a full contract year, including candidate availability, onboarding and ongoing agency administration. The award to an SME indicates that the requirement was deliverable by a focused staffing business, rather than only by a large national recruitment group.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Principal Planning Officer - Agency

Notice Description

Agency staff for 12 month contract for Principal Planning Officer

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb09
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087718-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£139,276 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Aug 2026 - 11 Aug 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

Carrington West Limited

Further Information

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