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Employment Land Study

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

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17 Sep 2026 at 09:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council commissioned an employment land study for Dorset and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The work updates the Employment Land Needs Assessment supporting the Dorset and BCP local plans. It is an economic research and planning service, covering analysis of employment land requirements to inform local-plan policy and development planning. Delivery is across the Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The public-sector buyer is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, a local authority. This requirement is relevant to planning consultancies, economic research firms and organisations with experience of assessing employment land supply, demand and future needs for local planning authorities.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. DLP Planning Limited was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 17 December 2025 and runs from 20 December 2025 to 19 May 2026. Its value is £38,995 excluding VAT, or £46,794 including VAT. The awarded service is classified as economic research. The requirement was evaluated through a limited competition rather than an open procedure. The award is active and the contract is active. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is the buyer and DLP Planning Limited is the appointed supplier. The procurement covered one complete lot for the employment land study and its update to the local-plan evidence base.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for specialist evidence to support employment land and local-plan decisions. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would combine employment land assessment, economic research, spatial planning and local-plan expertise. Credibility would come from producing robust evidence on employment land supply, demand, market conditions and future requirements, and from translating that analysis into clear planning recommendations. Relevant firms would need the analytical capacity to manage a council-level study, understand the relationship between economic forecasts and planning policy, and deliver concise, defensible outputs for public-sector decision-making. Planning consultancies and research practices with established local-authority experience would be natural competitors when this buyer next procures a similar requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Employment Land Study

Notice Description

Update to Employment Land Needs Assessment for Dorset and BCP Local Plans

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773ff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088020-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

79311400 - Economic research services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£38,995 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
20 Dec 2025 - 19 May 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
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DLP Planning Ltd

Further Information

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