--- title: "East Sussex County Council, within its remit as Highway Authority, is a statutory consultee within the planning system. The County Council's Transport Development Control (TDC) team performs this role by providing timely comments on planning applications to the seven planning authorities within the county. The team also responds to a number of pre-application enquiries and, at times, is involved in planning appeals. Partly due to the lack of up-to-date Local Plans in the county, the number of applications and pre-application enquiries the team is consulted on remains high, with around 900 consultations a year. A number of these consultations are on proposals that are speculative in" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-1fa33c7f-efbd-4bd7-982f-b4c9c2a53e7a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1fa33c7f-efbd-4bd7-982f-b4c9c2a53e7a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1fa33c7f-efbd-4bd7-982f-b4c9c2a53e7a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1fa33c7f-efbd-4bd7-982f-b4c9c2a53e7a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-07-31" --- # East Sussex County Council, within its remit as Highway Authority, is a statutory consultee within the planning system. The County Council's Transport Development Control (TDC) team performs this role by providing timely comments on planning applications to the seven planning authorities within the county. The team also responds to a number of pre-application enquiries and, at times, is involved in planning appeals. Partly due to the lack of up-to-date Local Plans in the county, the number of applications and pre-application enquiries the team is consulted on remains high, with around 900 consultations a year. A number of these consultations are on proposals that are speculative in Buyer: EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1fa33c7f-efbd-4bd7-982f-b4c9c2a53e7a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-1fa33c7f-efbd-4bd7-982f-b4c9c2a53e7a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-1fa33c7f-efbd-4bd7-982f-b4c9c2a53e7a.json) ## Summary The East Sussex County Council is seeking to procure highways consultancy services through an open procedure. The contract value is £150,000 and the tender period will end on 21st August 2023. The contract is expected to start on 18th September 2023 and end on 17th September 2026. The buying organisation is the East Sussex County Council located in Lewes, United Kingdom. This tender by East Sussex County Council presents an opportunity for businesses in the highways consultancy services industry. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete for this contract. Businesses with expertise in transportation planning and consulting services can benefit from this tender to support the county's planning system and infrastructure development projects. ## Notice East Sussex County Council, within its remit as Highway Authority, is a statutory consultee within the planning system. The County Council's Transport Development Control (TDC) team performs this role by providing timely comments on planning applications to the seven planning authorities within the county. The team also responds to a number of pre-application enquiries and, at times, is involved in planning appeals. Partly due to the lack of up-to-date Local Plans in the county, the number of applications and pre-application enquiries the team is consulted on remains high, with around 900 consultations a year. A number of these consultations are on proposals that are speculative in nature being that they do not benefit from an allocation in a Development Plan. Many are of large scale and involve complex issues. Generally providing input into these proposals is time consuming and, at times, is impacting upon workloads and the Council's ability to submit timely representations on applications. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c07a96-fb21-41ca-bf5b-14033a65fd16 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 31 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 21 Aug 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 Sep 2023 - 17 Sep 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEWES | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 1UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Priory | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71311210 - Highways consultancy services ## Release History - 31 Jul 2023 at 10:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c07a96-fb21-41ca-bf5b-14033a65fd16 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85c07a96-fb21-41ca-bf5b-14033a65fd16 31st July 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=esussex Proactis Supplier Network ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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