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title: "Strategic Planning - Integrated Needs Assessment 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05ce9e"
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# Strategic Planning - Integrated Needs Assessment 2025

Buyer: SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ce9e

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## Summary

Southend-on-Sea City Council has recently completed a procurement process for the preparation of an 'Integrated Needs Assessment' to support their Southend New Local Plan. The council, located in Southend On Sea, Essex, is a sub-central government public authority. The project, titled "Strategic Planning - Integrated Needs Assessment 2025," falls under the industry categories of infrastructure works consultancy services and urban planning services. This procurement has reached the award stage, with the assessment's contract having been signed on 8th October 2025, and is set to conclude by 31st January 2026. The process utilized a limited procurement method, with competition below the threshold, focusing on services related to housing, employment, retail, and leisure needs of the City.

This tender represents an opportunity for businesses specialising in strategic planning, urban development, and infrastructure consultancy, especially those capable of executing detailed needs assessments across multiple sectors. Large firms such as NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED, who have been awarded this contract, exemplify the kind of well-resourced and experienced businesses that are well-suited to such projects. By participating in such tenders, businesses could significantly enhance their profile within the public sector, securing roles that contribute to vital developmental frameworks and urban planning strategies, thus facilitating both community development and business growth opportunities.

## Notice

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to prepare an 'Integrated Needs Assessment' addressing the housing, employment, retail and leisure needs of the City. The study will form a part of the evidence base supporting the preparation of the Southend New Local Plan. The Integrated Needs Assessment should provide a common evidence base on the need for housing, employment, and retail and leisure uses within the City. It should provide conclusions on the quantitative and qualitative development needs for the City over the plan period, and ensure assumptions within the evidence base across different uses are complementary and consistent with each other. The outputs should be focussed on informing the Regulation 19 Local Plan.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066212-2025 |
| 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 | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Contract period | 7 Oct 2025 - 31 Jan 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £71,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | SOUTHEND ON SEA |
| Post town | Southend-on-Sea |
| Postcode | SS2 6FA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH31 Southend-on-Sea |
| Local authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Electoral ward | Victoria |
| Westminster constituency | Southend East and Rochford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71410000 - Urban planning services

## Release History

- 17 Oct 2025 at 10:03 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066212-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066212-2025
  17th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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