--- title: "Viability Assessment" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077504" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077504" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077504.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077504.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk" published: "2026-09-18" --- # Viability Assessment Buyer: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077504 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-077504) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-077504.json) ## Summary The Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is commissioning a whole-plan viability assessment to support preparation of its next Local Plan. The work will renew or update the Council’s evidence base through a policy-by-policy assessment of Local Plan obligations and site-specific proposals. This is a professional consultancy service combining viability assessment, quantity surveying, urban planning, economic research and related research and development expertise. The requirement is for a supplier able to assess the financial implications of proposed planning policies and development proposals, helping the Council understand whether its plan is deliverable. The opportunity is associated with the Council’s Local Plan preparation in West Norfolk and is relevant to firms providing development viability, planning economics, quantity surveying or related public-sector planning consultancy services. The procurement has reached tender: the Council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It covers one requirement, with electronic submission allowed. Questions had to be submitted by 9 October 2026 at 23:59, and offers were due by 16 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 18 December 2026 to 31 March 2027, with renewal available up to 31 March 2029 if an expert witness is required. The estimated value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. Evaluation is based on total fixed price for the assessment (35%), expert-witness hourly rate (5%), methodology (30%), experience and skills (15%), communications (10%) and social value (5%). This requirement suits specialist viability and planning consultancies, quantity surveyors, planning economists and firms experienced in assessing development costs, policy obligations and site-specific proposals. Strong bidders will be able to produce a defensible whole-plan assessment, explain methodology clearly and demonstrate relevant experience and skills. The evaluation gives equal commercial importance to the fixed assessment price and the proposed methodology, while also considering expert-witness rates, communication, social value, and the team’s capability. Suppliers should therefore be prepared to provide suitably experienced specialists, communicate findings to a public-sector client and support the Council with expert-witness input if needed. The opportunity is expressly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises, making it potentially accessible to focused specialist firms as well as larger multidisciplinary teams. ## Notice In June 2026, the Borough Council began the process of producing the next Local Plan, which will cover the period 2026-2044. To support the Local Plan preparation, the Council will need to renew or update its current evidence base. As part of updating the evidence base, a new "whole plan" Viability Assessment is required, to provide a policy-by-policy assessment of Local Plan policy obligations and site-specific proposals. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Quantity-surveying-services./4C273E8949 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4C273E8949 ### Lot Information Lot 1 Renewal: An expert witness may be required up to 31st March 2029 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088486-2026 | | 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 | 18 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 18 Dec 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 | | 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 | Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk | | Locality | KING'S LYNN | | Postcode area | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE30 1EX | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk | | ITL 3 | TLH52 North and West Norfolk | | Local authority | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | | Electoral ward | St. Margaret's with St. Nicholas | | Westminster constituency | North West Norfolk | | Delivery location | TLH16 North and West Norfolk | ## 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 - 71324000 - Quantity surveying services - 71410000 - Urban planning services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79311400 - Economic research services ## Release History - 18 Sep 2026 at 09:40 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088486-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088486-2026 18th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4C273E8949 - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Quantity-surveying-services./4C273E8949 - 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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