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title: "BT1803 - Viability Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0560af"
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buyer: "LUTON COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-16"
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# BT1803 - Viability Assessment

Buyer: LUTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0560af

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## Summary

The public procurement process led by Luton Council, detailed in the tender titled "BT1803 - Viability Assessment," falls within the services category and specifically involves research consultancy services. The procurement aimed to secure a consultant to conduct a Viability Study (VS) for Luton's local development plan, assessing the economic impact of various policies. This initiative, completed under a contract awarded on 19 June 2025, utilised a "limited" procurement method below-threshold competition, targeting specific qualified entities. The contract, valued at £31,356 gross, spans from 20 June 2025 to 19 June 2026. The procurement stage is marked as complete, with the award made to HEB Chartered Surveyors T/As Nationwide CIL Service, operating from Nottingham, UK.

Opportunities for business growth through this tender lie mainly in the field of consultancy services related to urban planning and development viability assessments. The tender’s completion highlights the demand for expert analysis regarding the interplay of local planning policies and development economics, suggesting potential for similar future tenders. Businesses with expertise in research consultancy, particularly those capable of navigating complex policy impacts on development viability such as affordable housing and environmental constraints, would find such contracts fitting their service offerings and strategic growth ambitions.

## Notice

The planning policy team is seeking a consultant to produce a Viability Study (VS) to support the new local plan for Luton as described in more detail below. The viability process looks at whether the value generated by a development is more than the cost of developing it. The appraisal will assess the impact of its policies on the economic viability of development proposed to be delivered in the plan. The VS study will consider policies that might affect the cost and value of development (e.g. Affordable Housing, Design and Construction Standards) as well as site specific cost constraints identified in the allocations process (e.g. contamination, access issues, flood defence etc).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040672-2025 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Contract period | 19 Jun 2025 - 19 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £26,130 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LUTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | LUTON |
| Post town | Luton |
| Postcode | LU1 2BQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH21 Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Luton South and South Bedfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | HEB CHARTERED SURVEYORS T/AS NATIONWIDE CIL SERVICE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73210000 - Research consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Jul 2025 at 18:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040672-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040672-2025
  16th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.luton.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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