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title: "Employment Land Study"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0773ff"
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buyer: "Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council"
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# Employment Land Study

Buyer: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0773ff

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## Summary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council commissioned an employment land study for Dorset and the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The work updates the Employment Land Needs Assessment supporting the Dorset and BCP local plans. It is an economic research and planning service, covering analysis of employment land requirements to inform local-plan policy and development planning. Delivery is across the Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The public-sector buyer is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, a local authority. This requirement is relevant to planning consultancies, economic research firms and organisations with experience of assessing employment land supply, demand and future needs for local planning authorities.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. DLP Planning Limited was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 17 December 2025 and runs from 20 December 2025 to 19 May 2026. Its value is £38,995 excluding VAT, or £46,794 including VAT. The awarded service is classified as economic research. The requirement was evaluated through a limited competition rather than an open procedure. The award is active and the contract is active. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is the buyer and DLP Planning Limited is the appointed supplier. The procurement covered one complete lot for the employment land study and its update to the local-plan evidence base.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for specialist evidence to support employment land and local-plan decisions. Suppliers well placed for comparable work would combine employment land assessment, economic research, spatial planning and local-plan expertise. Credibility would come from producing robust evidence on employment land supply, demand, market conditions and future requirements, and from translating that analysis into clear planning recommendations. Relevant firms would need the analytical capacity to manage a council-level study, understand the relationship between economic forecasts and planning policy, and deliver concise, defensible outputs for public-sector decision-making. Planning consultancies and research practices with established local-authority experience would be natural competitors when this buyer next procures a similar requirement.

## Notice

Update to Employment Land Needs Assessment for Dorset and BCP Local Plans

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088020-2026 |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Dec 2025 - 19 May 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £38,995 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DLP Planning Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79311400 - Economic research services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 09:19 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088020-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088020-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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