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title: "CO2565 - Green Belt Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f486"
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buyer: "Wiltshire Council"
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# CO2565 - Green Belt Assessment

Buyer: Wiltshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f486

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## Summary

Wiltshire Council commissioned a comprehensive Green Belt assessment covering all Green Belt land within its local authority area. The work is a planning and land-use consultancy service, combining research and development consultancy, urban planning, landscape architecture, and related business consultancy. Its purpose is to support preparation and examination of the council’s Local Plan, provide evidence for future planning policies, and inform the determination of planning applications. The work is delivered across Wiltshire. The requirement is for an assessment that is proportionate, robust and transparent, and aligned with national planning guidance and best practice. It is a single service requirement managed by Wiltshire Council as the public-sector buyer.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Land Use Consultants, a Bristol-based supplier, on 8 September 2026. The award is for £29,994 excluding VAT, or £35,992.80 including VAT. Wiltshire Council used a below-threshold limited competition, with three bids received, including two from SMEs. The contract is scheduled to run from 18 September 2026 to 17 September 2029, with an optional one-year extension allowing it to run until 17 September 2030. The award is active, and the contract-signature milestone was due on 16 September 2026. The procurement comprised one lot, covering the full Green Belt assessment requirement.

This award indicates demand for specialist planning and land-use evidence to support local-plan preparation, examination and planning decisions. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in Green Belt assessment, spatial planning, landscape and urban analysis, and the interpretation of national planning guidance. The requirement also favours suppliers able to produce evidence that is proportionate, methodologically robust and transparent, and suitable for scrutiny during plan examination. Experience of working with local planning authorities and translating technical assessment into defensible planning-policy evidence would be relevant. The successful supplier was an SME, and two SMEs reached the final stage, indicating that the work can be delivered by a suitably capable specialist consultancy rather than only a large multidisciplinary firm.

## Notice

Wiltshire Council requires a comprehensive assessment of all Green Belt land within the local authority area, in line with national planning guidance and best practice, to support the preparation and examination of the council's Local Plan. The Green Belt Assessment must be proportionate, robust and transparent and will form part of the evidence base to support future planning policies set out in the Local Plan, as well as supporting the determination of planning applications.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084888-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 17 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £29,994 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Wiltshire Council |
| Locality | TROWBRIDGE |
| Postcode area | Bath |
| Postcode | BA14 8JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Trowbridge Central |
| Westminster constituency | South West Wiltshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Land Use Consultants |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 13:39 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084888-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084888-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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