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title: "Technical Advice for Planning Decisions"
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# Technical Advice for Planning Decisions

Buyer: MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d742

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## Summary

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has completed a procurement process titled "Technical Advice for Planning Decisions" in the urban planning and landscape architectural services industry. The procurement process, identified by CPD4128022, sought to provide specialist technical advice related to planning proposals, supporting the Planning Response Unit and connected to the Special Development Order regime under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The contract, valued at £540,000 and awarded to Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Limited, trading as Lichfield, was signed on 18th January 2025. This process was part of a limited procurement method due to previous tender exercises failing to attract sufficient market interest and primarily covers services across the United Kingdom.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in urban planning and landscape architecture, particularly those with expertise in areas such as socio-economic conditions, noise and vibration, air quality, and flood risk management. With a focus on providing high-quality technical advice for critical planning decisions, firms experienced in environmental and regulatory consultancy can benefit greatly. This is particularly suitable for large-scale service providers capable of addressing complex and multidisciplinary planning requirements, including transportation, hazardous substances management, heritage, and civil engineering related to site investigations.

## Notice

To provide specialist technical advice on matters related to planning proposals and potential proposals. This advice will support the work of the Planning Response Unit, primarily (but not exclusively) relating to providing advice on planning matters connected to the preparation and application of the Special Development Order (SDO) regime under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Specialist technical advice is needed to support planning decisions under the Planning Acts, and a variety of associated regulatory regimes. This advice could include (but is not limited to) advice on one or more of the broad technical areas: Socio-economic conditions and human health, Noise and Vibration, Lighting, Air quality, Waste and materials management, Flood risk and surface water management, Ground water and ground water management, Protected areas or assets of particular importance, Habitats sites, protected and other species, and biodiversity, Heritage, Archaeology, Traffic management, access, and highway design, Design, Hazardous substances, Health and Safety, Contaminated land, Civil engineering in relation to site investigations

Options: In line with regulations where applicable

### Procurement Information

Two tender exercises have failed to generate any interest in the market.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003068-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £540,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF HOUSING, COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED, TRADING AS LICHFIELD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services

## Release History

- 30 Jan 2025 at 11:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003068-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-housing-communities-local-government

## Provenance

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