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title: "PROC150 Design Guide Update"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077388"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Norfolk District Council"
published: "2026-09-16"
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# PROC150 Design Guide Update

Buyer: North Norfolk District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077388

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## Summary

North Norfolk District Council commissioned professional urban planning and design services to update its Design Guide as part of the Local Plan Review. The work is intended to reflect recent changes in national planning guidance and establish appropriate design expectations and requirements as housing growth increases. The requirement covers the review and preparation of updated design guidance for the district, rather than construction or delivery of physical works. The service falls within urban planning services and is relevant to planning consultancies, urban designers, architectural practices and multidisciplinary teams with experience of local planning policy and design guidance. The delivery area is Norfolk, with the council based in Cromer. The requirement was structured as a single procurement lot.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. North Norfolk District Council selected Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design Ltd for the single lot. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and is active from 9 September 2026 to 1 April 2027. Its gross value is £74,110.63. The procedure was below threshold, with the procurement method recorded as unknown. The award covers urban planning services for the Design Guide update. The available outcome information identifies the successful supplier and an active contract; no award date or evaluation weighting is stated. The process was conducted under the UK legal basis identified as 2023/54. The contract period indicates a short, defined assignment focused on producing the updated planning and design guidance rather than ongoing service delivery.

For competitors, this award signals demand from North Norfolk District Council for specialist planning and urban design advice linked to local plan reviews, national guidance changes and housing growth. A credible future supplier would need to combine urban design expertise with a practical understanding of planning policy, design standards and how design requirements can be applied to new housing. Experience of preparing or updating council-wide design guides, local design codes or comparable planning documents would be directly relevant. Suppliers should be able to translate national policy developments into clear local expectations, work with a district council and manage a focused consultancy assignment through to completion. The award to an SME planning and urban design practice indicates that the requirement can suit a specialist consultancy with the relevant professional capability and capacity, rather than only a large multidisciplinary contractor.

## Notice

As part of the Local Plan Review, North Norfolk District Council are seeking to update the Design Guide to take account of recent changes to national guidance and to ensure this increase in housing growth is met with appropriate design expectations and requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087807-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 9 Sep 2026 - 1 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £74,110 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Norfolk District Council |
| Locality | CROMER |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR27 9EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH52 North and West Norfolk |
| Local authority | North Norfolk |
| Electoral ward | Cromer Town |
| Westminster constituency | North Norfolk |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71410000 - Urban planning services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 14:24 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087807-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087807-2026
  16th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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