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title: "EBCT 469 - Employment Land Needs Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0775fd"
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# EBCT 469 - Employment Land Needs Assessment

Buyer: Erewash Borough Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0775fd

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## Summary

Erewash Borough Council is commissioning an Employment Land Needs Assessment to support preparation of its new Local Plan and establish the borough’s development needs. The work will provide current evidence on Erewash’s economic prospects and forecast the scale of future business space required up to 2040. It includes assessing prevailing market conditions, reviewing existing employment sites and concentrations of employment land, and estimating the quantitative need for future business space. This is a planning and economic consultancy service, classified as urban planning services (CPV 71410000). Delivery is for Erewash Borough Council and covers the borough of Erewash. The requirement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The procurement has reached tender: the council invited offers through an open, below-threshold competition. It is a single-lot services contract under the light-touch regime. Clarification queries were due by 13 October 2026 at 4:00pm, and tenders were due by 23 October 2026 at noon. Submissions and queries are made electronically through the EastMidsTenders e-portal. The contract period is 23 November 2026 to 22 February 2027. Its estimated value is £40,000 excluding VAT, or £48,000 including VAT. Award is based equally on quality and price, with each carrying 50% of the evaluation weighting.

This opportunity suits planning, economic development and property-market consultancies able to produce robust evidence for local-plan preparation. Relevant suppliers will need capability in employment land needs assessments, economic prospects and forecasting, market analysis, review of existing employment sites and employment-land concentrations, and quantitative modelling of future business-space requirements. Experience translating economic and property evidence into clear planning recommendations for a local authority would be directly relevant. The work calls for a credible assessment of requirements through 2040, so bidders should be able to analyse current conditions, interpret forecasts and present defensible conclusions for plan-making. The council has identified the requirement as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs.

## Notice

Erewash Borough Council (EBC) wishes to commission an Employment Land Needs Assessment (ENLA) to support preparation of its new Local Plan which will contribute to establishing the Borough's development needs. The objective is to provide up to date evidence on economic prospects and forecasts of the scale of future business space needs for the Borough of Erewash. This will involve assessment of prevailing market conditions, assessment of existing sites or concentrations of employment land, and estimating the quantitative need for future business space within the borough up to 2040. Full details can be found within the tender documents.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088946-2026 |
| 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 | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 Nov 2026 - 22 Feb 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | £40,000 |
| 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 | Erewash Borough Council |
| Locality | ILKESTON |
| Postcode area | Derby |
| Postcode | DE7 5RP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Erewash |
| Electoral ward | Little Hallam |
| Westminster constituency | Erewash |
| Delivery location | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71410000 - Urban planning services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 08:37 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088946-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088946-2026
  21st September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f52c1356-79b3-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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