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title: "Urban Design Consultancy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078515"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "North West Leicestershire District Council"
published: "2026-10-09"
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# Urban Design Consultancy

Buyer: North West Leicestershire District Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078515

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## Summary

North West Leicestershire District Council is seeking urban design consultancy support for its Planning and Development Service. The consultant will work within the council’s development management team, assessing planning applications of varied types and scale. Work will focus largely on applications from volume housebuilders, supporting housebuilding planned under current and emerging Local Plans. It also covers major settlement extensions at South East Coalville and Money Hill, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, as well as major commercial, industrial and leisure developments across the district. This is urban planning and design work for a local authority, delivered across North West Leicestershire, including the named development locations.

The council invited offers through an open competition. The process reached the tender stage. The deadline for questions was 23 October 2026 at 23:59 UK time, and offers were due by 30 October 2026 at 23:59 UK time. The contract is scheduled to run from 12 January 2027 to 11 January 2029, with an option to extend by 12 months, to 11 January 2030. The estimated value is £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 including VAT). There is one lot. Bids are assessed on quality, weighted at 40%, and price, weighted at 60%. Participation is reserved for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This opportunity suits an SME or voluntary, community or social enterprise with urban design and planning expertise, able to support a busy development management service. Relevant suppliers should be equipped to assess a substantial flow of housebuilder applications as well as proposals for large-scale settlement extensions and commercial, industrial and leisure schemes. The work spans developments of varying types and scale across the district, so bidders should be able to handle a varied caseload and provide sound design input across both residential and non-residential development. The council’s stated emphasis on quality means suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate the strength of their approach as well as offer competitive pricing. The requirement is consultancy services rather than construction delivery.

## Notice

Our Planning and Development Service is seeking an urban designer to work within our busy development management team. Your case load would comprise largely of volume house builder applications - sustaining significant annual new house building rates required under existing and emerging Local Plans. You will work on applications of various types and scales including our major settlement extensions at South East Coalville and Money Hill, Ashby de la Zouch.?Your case load would also include major commercial/industrial/leisure developments across the district.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095809-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Jan 2027 - 11 Jan 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| 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 | North West Leicestershire District Council |
| Locality | COALVILLE |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE67 3FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | North West Leicestershire |
| Electoral ward | Coalville West |
| Westminster constituency | North West Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71410000 - Urban planning services

## Release History

- 9 Oct 2026 at 16:22 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095809-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095809-2026
  9th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=3c716b9c-82c1-f111-813c-005056b64545&p=527b4bbd-5c58-e511-80ef-000c29c9ba21

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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