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title: "Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f3a1"
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buyer: "Sunderland City Council"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)

Buyer: Sunderland City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f3a1

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## Summary

Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Borough Council jointly commissioned a Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA). The requirement is a professional consultancy service to assess housing market conditions and provide the strategic evidence needed to inform housing planning and related local policy. The work covers both Sunderland and South Tyneside. It falls within business and management consultancy and related services, including housing-market analysis. Sunderland City Council is the named buyer, with South Tyneside Borough Council also participating in the requirement. The procurement was arranged as one complete requirement rather than separate service areas, covering activity across the two council areas.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. ICENI PROJECTS LIMITED was selected for the single requirement, with the award made on 4 September 2026. The contract was signed on 4 September 2026 and runs from 7 September 2026 to 1 March 2027. Its value is £54,435 excluding VAT, or £65,322 including VAT. The published information identifies the service category and the limited-competition route, but does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or award weighting. The contract remains active, and the tender itself is recorded as complete.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Borough Council for specialist housing-market evidence delivered through a focused consultancy commission. Businesses suited to comparable work would need the capability to undertake a Strategic Housing Market Assessment, analyse local housing supply and demand, and turn evidence into clear material that supports council housing and planning decisions. Relevant competitors are likely to be housing, property, economics, planning or management consultancies with experience of public-sector research and report production. A credible supplier would also need to work across both council areas, manage a defined analytical assignment, and present robust findings to public authorities. The award to an SME shows that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist consultancy rather than only a large professional-services firm.

## Notice

Provision of Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA)

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084476-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 1 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £54,435 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Sunderland City Council |
| Additional buyers | South Tyneside Borough Council |
| Locality | SUNDERLAND |
| Postcode area | Sunderland |
| Postcode | SR1 3AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC44 Sunderland |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Electoral ward | Millfield |
| Westminster constituency | Sunderland Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Iceni Projects |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 14:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084476-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084476-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.iceniprojects.com/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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