{ "tag": [ "compiled" ], "id": "ocds-h6vhtk-04511e-2024-04-10T14:47:01+01:00", "date": "2024-04-10T14:47:01+01:00", "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-04511e", "initiationType": "tender", "tender": { "id": "PE1-0001-2024", "legalBasis": { "id": "32014L0025", "scheme": "CELEX" }, "title": "Planning Consultancy", "status": "active", "classification": { "scheme": "CPV", "id": "71410000", "description": "Urban planning services" }, "mainProcurementCategory": "services", "description": "UK Power Networks (UKPN) intends to conduct a procurement event for the provision of Planning Consultancy. This will be split into 4 x Lots as follows. You can bid for 1 or more Lots.Further detail is contained within the Request for Information document. High-level detail as follows: Lot 1: Planning Services and Support What services shall be provided: The scope of the contract will cover services that allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfil any statutory planning requirements under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, General Permitted Development Order 2015 & Planning Act 2008 (NSIP), and any other relevant legislation across the company operational estate. Lot 2: Biodiversity Net Gain Support and Unit Reservation What services shall be provided: The contract will cover services that will allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfil their requirements as may be set out under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, the Environment Act 2021 and any other relevant legislation across the company's operational estate. This may include but is not limited to: * Advice in relation to achieving BNG requirements in relation to planning applications; * Representing UKPN's interests at a local and national policy level in relation to future amendments to the BNG legislation (e.g. amendments to the exemptions regulations, local BNG policy targets etc); * Supporting the planning application process to confirm and ensure BNG delivery; * Identification and management of purchase of 3rd party biodiversity units; and * Support on UKPN's BNG strategy (both in relation planning applications and OFGEM commitments). Lot 3: Highways/Transport Services and Support What services shall be provided: The contract will cover services that will allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfil their requirements as may be set out under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, the Highways Act 1980 and any other relevant legislation across the company's operational estate. This may include but is not limited to: * Production of Transport Assessments/Statements; * General advice on the highways/transport impacts of proposed development or construction activities; * Production and co-ordination of Construction Traffic Management Plans to support planning applications; * Management of S278 application process; * Production of technical and civil drawings in accordance with highways specifications to support S278 applications. Lot 4: Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Support What services shall be provided: The contract will cover services that will allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfil statutory and non-statutory engagement requirements as may be set out under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, National Planning Policy Framework (NPF), local planning policy and any other relevant legislation across the company's operational estate. This may include but is not limited to:", "lotDetails": { "maximumLotsBidPerSupplier": 4 }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "title": "Planning Services and Support", "description": "Lot 1: Planning Services and Support What services shall be provided: The scope of the contract will cover services that allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfill any statutory planning requirements under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, General Permitted Development Order 2015 & Planning Act 2008 (NSIP), and any other relevant legislation across the company operational estate. This may include but is not limited to: * Seeking pre-application advice from Local Planning Authorities for new sites and development. * Obtaining planning consent for new development; * Supporting and coordinating legal agreements as may be required by the planning process; * Seeking consent for the demolition of existing buildings; * Obtaining consent for extending existing sites or works on existing land and buildings; * Obtaining material and non-material amendment consents for existing permissions; * Change of use applications; * Associated applications for non-electricity uses (domestic/commercial); * Seeking consents for construction compounds associated with overhead line / underground cable transition; * Seeking exemptions from the S37 regime for overhead lines; and * Provision of general advice in relation to permitted development activities and activities associated to the provision of our statutory undertaking. Provision of third-party services: Also, it is intended that when required and not sourced directly by UKPN, the associated requirements be sourced, coordinated, and managed by the successful bidder to provide seamlessly joined-up delivery. This will include: * Party Wall Agreements (both associated with new project work and 3rd party); * Rights of Light; * Rights of Air; * Landscape assessment and design; * Contamination / Ground / Soil investigations & reports; * Noise surveys; * Ecology and Biodiversity Net Gain Reports; * Arboricultural Assessments; * Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Assessment; * Highways and transport assessments (including Section 278 agreements); * Communication consultants; * Lighting assessments; and * Flood Risk Assessments and drainage reports.", "status": "active" }, { "id": "2", "title": "Biodiversity Net Gain Support and Unit Reservation", "description": "Lot 2: Biodiversity Net Gain Support and Unit Reservation What services shall be provided: The contract will cover services that will allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfil their requirements as may be set out under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, the Environment Act 2021 and any other relevant legislation across the company's operational estate. This may include but is not limited to: * Advice in relation to achieving BNG requirements in relation to planning applications; * Representing UKPN's interests at a local and national policy level in relation to future amendments to the BNG legislation (e.g. amendments to the exemptions regulations, local BNG policy targets etc); * Supporting the planning application process to confirm and ensure BNG delivery; * Identification and management of purchase of 3rd party biodiversity units; and * Support on UKPN's BNG strategy (both in relation planning applications and OFGEM commitments). Purchase of 3rd Party Biodiversity Units: It is intended that the successful bidder will be able to provide access to the purchase of biodiversity units across the UKPN region. The provision of these units will be sourced, co-ordinated and managed by the successful bidder to provide a seamless joined up delivery. This may include but is not limited to: * A reservation agreement for biodiversity units anticipated to be required for the delivery of UKP''s statutory undertaking; * The delivery of a unit bank for the purpose of UKPN's use within their DNO area; and * Purchase of Biodiversity units on a project by project basis to deliver BNG as required by legislation.", "status": "active" }, { "id": "3", "title": "Highways/Transport Services and Support", "description": "What services shall be provided: The contract will cover services that will allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfil their requirements as may be set out under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, the Highways Act 1980 and any other relevant legislation across the company's operational estate. This may include but is not limited to: * Production of Transport Assessments/Statements; * General advice on the highways/transport impacts of proposed development or construction activities; * Production and co-ordination of Construction Traffic Management Plans to support planning applications; * Management of S278 application process; * Production of technical and civil drawings in accordance with highways specifications to support S278 applications. Provision of 3rd party services: It is intended that, if the successful bidder is unable to provide the following services, they will be sourced, co-ordinated and managed by the successful bidder to provide a seamless joined up delivery. This may include, but is not limited to: * Provision of Road Safety Audits in accordance with S278 requirements; and * Undertaking of speed and traffic count surveys.", "status": "active" }, { "id": "4", "title": "Stakeholder Engagement and Communication Support", "description": "What services shall be provided: The contract will cover services that will allow UKPN the ability and the capacity to fulfil statutory and non-statutory engagement requirements as may be set out under the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, National Planning Policy Framework (NPF), local planning policy and any other relevant legislation across the company's operational estate. This may include but is not limited to: * Providing Stakeholder Engagement strategies align with planning and consenting programmes. * Co-ordinating and supporting engagement with local political stakeholders. * Supporting and co-ordinating engagement with third party local stakeholders (e.g. schools, community groups). * Producing collateral required to support stakeholder engagement strategy (e.g. letters, websites and display boards). * Organising and supporting in-person and online engagement events required to support planning applications and construction activities. * Production of Statement of Community Involvement's as required to support planning applications. * Support in responding to and engaging on complaints and objections that may arise during the planning process. * Provision of general advice in relation stakeholder engagement and communication for UKPN's activities associated to the provision of our statutory undertaking. Provision of 3rd Party Services: It is intended that the associated requirements to the stakeholder engagement and communication activities be sourced, co-ordinated and managed by the successful bidder to provide seamlessly joined up delivery. 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