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title: "Climate Change Evidence"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078afc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "North Kesteven District Council"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# Climate Change Evidence

Buyer: North Kesteven District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078afc

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## Summary

North Kesteven District Council commissioned specialist climate-change consultancy to prepare evidence for the review of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan. The work supports development of the evidence base for the emerging plan, which covers the City of Lincoln, North Kesteven and West Lindsey council areas. The adopted plan includes energy-efficiency standards and identifies locations for renewable energy generation; the evidence work is intended to inform its review. The service is environmental issues consultancy, delivered across the Central Lincolnshire area. Lincolnshire County Council provided procurement support and advice, while North Kesteven District Council is the buyer.

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to Etude Consulting Limited. It was run as a below-threshold limited competition, with one lot. The contract was signed on 23 September 2026 and runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2027. Its value is £54,520 excluding VAT and £65,424 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The available process information does not state the evaluation criteria or a separate award date.

This award demonstrates demand from North Kesteven District Council for specialist consultancy that can develop climate-change evidence for a local-plan review across Central Lincolnshire. A credible competitor would need to show relevant environmental consultancy expertise and the ability to produce robust, planning-focused evidence that can inform policies on issues such as energy efficiency and renewable-energy locations. The requirement is focused on supporting a strategic plan’s evidence base, rather than delivering energy projects or general environmental services. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that this scale of consultancy work can be delivered by a smaller specialist business. The buyer used a limited competition below the public procurement threshold, so familiarity with the buyer’s procurement route and ability to respond to a focused competition would also be relevant.

## Notice

The Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee has commenced a review of the adopted Central Lincolnshire Local Plan (April 2023), supported by an initial timetable for delivery. Further details on the Local Plan are available on the Central Lincolnshire website: Homepage | Central Lincolnshire Local Plan. Central Lincolnshire covers the administrative areas of City of Lincoln Council, North Kesteven District Council and West Lindsey District Council (see Figure 1). The adopted Local Plan is a forward thinking and industry leading document in relation to climate change, setting energy efficiency standards, identifying locations for renewable energy generation, and more. At this early stage of the Local Plan review, work is focused on preparing the evidence base required to support the emerging plan. To assist with this process, the Central Lincolnshire Local Plans Team is seeking to appoint suitably qualified consultancy support to prepare climate change evidence for Central Lincolnshire.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098584-2026 |
| 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 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 19 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £54,520 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | North Kesteven District Council |
| Locality | SLEAFORD |
| Postcode area | Nottingham |
| Postcode | NG34 7EF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | North Kesteven |
| Electoral ward | Sleaford Navigation |
| Westminster constituency | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ETUDE CONSULTING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 15:02 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098584-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098584-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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