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title: "Local Plan Review - Further Water Cycle Study"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ee28"
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buyer: "Braintree District Council"
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# Local Plan Review - Further Water Cycle Study

Buyer: Braintree District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ee28

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## Summary

Braintree District Council commissioned a further water cycle study to support its Local Plan Review. The requirement is a professional environmental and infrastructure consultancy service, focused on water supply and waste-water considerations in local-plan development. The work is intended to provide the additional evidence needed to inform planning policy and assess whether proposed development can be supported by water and waste-water infrastructure. The recorded delivery coverage spans England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buying organisation is Braintree District Council, a sub-central public authority based in Braintree. This was a single requirement rather than a multi-service procurement, and the main procurement category was services.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. One contract was awarded to ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED on 27 August 2026. The contract was signed on that date and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its value is £34,975 excluding VAT, or £41,790 including VAT. The award and contract are active, while the tender is complete. There was one lot covering the full requirement. The evaluation basis was therefore the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender process. The contract concerns the further water cycle study supporting Braintree District Council’s Local Plan Review, with the work delivered across the recorded English coverage.

This award shows that Braintree District Council uses specialist consultancy support to strengthen the evidence base for local-plan reviews, particularly where water resources, water supply capacity and waste-water infrastructure affect planned development. A credible future supplier would need experience carrying out water cycle studies for spatial planning, assessing infrastructure constraints and capacity, and translating technical findings into clear evidence for planning policy and development decisions. Relevant capability is likely to include environmental assessment, water-sector expertise, understanding of planning processes and the ability to coordinate with infrastructure providers and public authorities. The successful supplier was a large consultancy, indicating that established technical resources and the capacity to deliver a focused study within a short contract period were relevant features of the requirement.

## Notice

Further Water Cycle Study work to support Local Plan

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082006-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,975 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Braintree District Council |
| Locality | BRAINTREE |
| Postcode area | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM7 9HB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway |
| Local authority | Braintree |
| Electoral ward | Bocking South |
| Westminster constituency | Braintree |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Arcadis LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 07:43 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082006-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082006-2026
  28th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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