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title: "Provision of Development Management Environmental Advice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-031e4b"
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# Provision of Development Management Environmental Advice

Buyer: ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-031e4b

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## Summary

The Orkney Islands Council has completed a tender process for the provision of Development Management Environmental Advice. The Council seeks to engage an environmental consultant to provide technical and environmental advice for a range of development types. The contract value is £500,000, with a planned duration of 36 months, extendable for two additional 12-month periods. The procurement stage is currently cancelled. The contracting authority is the Orkney Islands Council, based in Kirkwall, United Kingdom. The industry category is environmental standards for construction.

This tender provides an opportunity for environmental consultancy businesses with expertise in planning assessments. Suitable businesses should have experience in environmental engineering and impact assessment services. The Orkney Islands Council is the buying organisation, seeking expertise in environmental advice. Although the procurement stage is cancelled, businesses with capabilities in environmental standards for construction could potentially benefit from future similar opportunities with the Council.

## Notice

The Authority seeks to engage a suitably qualified and experienced environmental consultant "the Contractor" to provide expert technical and environmental advice and to assist with the environmental assessments under the provisions of respective legislation and in relation to a range of development types.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Development Management function of Orkney Islands Council ("the Authority") as planning authority and competent authority has a duty to carry out a range of environmental assessments in relation to planning and other applications. The Authority seeks to engage a suitably qualified and experienced environmental consultant "the Contractor" to provide expert technical and environmental advice and to assist with the environmental assessments under the provisions of respective legislation and in relation to a range of development types. The Contract duration will be from May 2022 for an initial period of 36 months. There will be two Authority held options to extend, each by 12 months. Due to the nature of planning submissions, it is difficult to predict the timing, type or volume of applications received. Therefore, the Contractor may have periods where no work or assistance is required, but other periods were multiple and mixed application types are received concurrently and require attention, to meet respective statutory time periods. The Contractor shall not be permitted to be involved in any planning application submitted to the Authority by either the Council or any third party during the term of the Contract. Additional information: The Contractor shall not be permitted to be involved in any planning application submitted to the Authority by either the Council or any third party during the term of the Contract.

Renewal: There will be two Authority held options to extend, each by 12 months.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024840-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL |
| Locality | KIRKWALL |
| Post town | Kirkwall |
| Postcode | KW15 1NY |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM2 Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 | TLM20 Highlands and Islands |
| Local authority | Orkney Islands |
| Electoral ward | Kirkwall East |
| Westminster constituency | Orkney and Shetland |
| Delivery location | TLM65 Orkney Islands |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LICHFIELDS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71313420 - Environmental standards for construction
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 5 Sep 2022 at 14:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024840-2022
- 4 Mar 2022 at 15:34 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006066-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.orkney.gov.uk
- http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000685572
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00369

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