--- title: "St Ives Pioneering Parish Affordable Housing Project-project/consultancy support" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077402" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077402" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077402.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077402.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ST IVES TOWN COUNCIL" published: "2026-09-17" --- # St Ives Pioneering Parish Affordable Housing Project-project/consultancy support Buyer: ST IVES TOWN COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077402 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077402) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077402.json) ## Summary St Ives Town Council is procuring project and consultancy support for the Pioneering Parish affordable housing project, in partnership with Cornwall Council. The work is intended to identify, de-risk and help deliver at least 250 affordable and local-needs housing plots, together with associated community infrastructure, across St Ives parish. The scope includes assessing and prioritising sites, preparing action plans and development briefs, commissioning supporting studies, progressing planning permissions, negotiating land and provider arrangements, preparing economic viability assessments, supporting land transfers, and establishing delivery and community engagement arrangements. This is a professional services requirement covering affordable housing delivery, property and land development, planning, urban regeneration and community infrastructure. Delivery is in St Ives parish, Cornwall, and the council is seeking an individual, freelancer or consultancy able to provide project leadership and related specialist support. The procurement has reached tender: the council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It is a single-lot services contract. Enquiries had to be submitted by 5 October 2026 at 5pm, and tenders had to be emailed to the council by 12 October 2026 at 5pm. The contract period is 30 October 2026 to 30 October 2029, with delivery timescales capable of being reduced if outputs are achieved sooner. The estimated contract value is £100,000 excluding VAT, or £120,000 including VAT. The award will be based on quality and price, weighted 80% to quality and 20% to price, using the detailed criteria in the tender pack. Participation is reserved for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises in the UK. This opportunity suits housing-enabling specialists, development managers, planning and urban-regeneration consultants, property and land professionals, affordable housing advisers, and consultancies able to combine these skills. Strong bidders will be able to identify viable development sites, assess deliverability and risk, prepare or oversee development briefs and technical studies, progress planning applications, negotiate with landowners and affordable housing providers, and produce economic viability assessments aligned with housing need and planning policy. Experience of working with councils, planning authorities, community stakeholders and housing providers would support delivery of the required outcomes. The council is open to a freelance consultant, an established consultancy or an individual employed on a short-term basis. The requirement is suited to suppliers able to commit dedicated project leadership capacity, with access to specialist advice, technical reporting, planning and community-engagement resources as needed. ## Notice St Ives Town Council is seeking project support from suitably qualified and experienced individual(s) to assist in the delivery of an innovative housing enabling project - the Pioneering Parish project. The vision for the project is to develop a range of tools and interventions to support and accelerate the delivery of affordable and local needs housing and associated community infrastructure for the St Ives Parish. The project aims to apply innovation and flexibility to find local solutions which best meet community aspiration and the homes which St Ives' needs. The project will utilise planning contributions collected for the St Ives Parish, by Cornwall Council, specifically to enable the delivery of affordable housing. The project is a partnership between the Town Council and Cornwall Council to identify, de-risk and assist in the progress and / or delivery of 250 affordable housing plots within the parish of St Ives. It is expected to run for up to 3 years and will include the following key outputs and outcomes: * A deliverable supply of sites and opportunities for a minimum of 250 affordable homes * A RAG assessment of the most deliverable sites with timescales and agreed action plans for each * A schedule of sites and for each, a suitable set of delivery tools with the aim of accelerating delivery. Tools will vary from site to site but, in general could comprise of * A completed development brief capable of being adopted/ recognised by the planning authority * Completed supporting studies or documents with the aim of re-risking a planning application or delivery * Planning permission (planning in principle, outline or detailed) * Site purchase / Land owner / affordable housing provider heads of terms for agreement * Land owner collaboration agreements * Cornwall Council approval for land transfer * Completed economic viability assessments with agreed affordable housing outputs aligned to housing need and adopted policy * A proactive delivery board with a key objective of accelerating delivery of affordable and local needs homes * The completion of a neigbhourhood priorities statement subject to community consultation. Required Resources Dedicated people resources are identified as the key success factor. Expressions of interest are, therefore, sought from suitably experienced and qualified individuals, freelancers or consultancies. The Council is adopting an open approach to resourcing solutions and welcomes proposals which could see the project scope delivered in the following ways: * An individual seeking a short term contract of employment * A fixed term contract with a freelance consultant * An award to an established consultancy with the relevant skills and a commitment to fund the necessary hours. Project Duration In order to progress and de-risk sites and opportunities, the project is proposed to extend over three years. However, these timescales are flexible and can be reduced, should the project outputs and outcomes be achieved over a shorter period, by being resourced differently. It is anticipated that the likely pace of the project will require a part time project lead, equivalent to 2.5 days a week, to be reviewed annually. However, depending upon how the people resources are procured, this may be on an annualised-hours basis of approximately 975 per year. Funding The business plan sets out an indicative allocation of funding for the project resource's hours of up to PS100,000, plus a separate budget of up to PS150,000 in order to commission / procure necessary advice, technical reports and support planning applications and community engagement. These estimates are indicative and may be varied by negotiation. Should a member of staff be recruited to the Council establishment, the role will be aligned with the Town Council's adopted pay structure. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088025-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 12 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Oct 2026 - 30 Oct 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £100,000 | | Lots value | £100,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ST IVES TOWN COUNCIL | | Locality | ST. IVES CORNWALL | | Postcode area | Truro | | Postcode | TR26 2DS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly | | Local authority | Cornwall | | Electoral ward | St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay | | Westminster constituency | St Ives | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 70 - Real estate services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 70000000 - Real estate services - 71200000 - Architectural and related services - 71410000 - Urban planning services ## Release History - 17 Sep 2026 at 09:29 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088025-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088025-2026 17th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://stivestowncouncil-cornwall.gov.uk/info-page/invitation-to-tender-itt-0006-2026-pioneering-parish-affordable-housing-project-project-consultancy-support/ The council's website includes a full tender pack of documents and submission instructions. ## Notice URLs - http://www.stivestowncouncil-cornwall.gov.uk - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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