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title: "Habitat Regulations Assessment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0791da"
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current_stage: "Tender"
buyer: "Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk"
published: "2026-10-28"
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# Habitat Regulations Assessment

Buyer: Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0791da

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## Summary

Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk is seeking a Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) to support preparation of its new Local Plan for 2026–2044. The work is environmental assessment and planning consultancy: assess the plan’s implications for European conservation sites, including Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Ramsar sites in and around the borough, against each site’s conservation objectives. The assessment is required under habitats regulations and will update or renew the evidence base for the plan. Delivery is for the borough council in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk.

The council invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. This is a single-lot services contract, with electronic submission allowed. The enquiry deadline was 18 November 2026 at 23:59, and the tender submission deadline was 25 November 2026 at 12:00. The contract period runs from 4 December 2026 to 3 September 2028, with an option to renew for up to one year, to a maximum end date of 3 September 2029. The estimated gross contract value is £90,000. Evaluation places 60% on quality: methodology and performance (30%), experience and skills (15%), communications (10%) and social value (5%). Price accounts for 40%: fixed completion price (35%) and expert-witness hourly rate (5%).

This opportunity suits environmental consultancies and specialists able to deliver a statutory Habitat Regulations Assessment for a local development plan. Relevant strengths include assessing plans against conservation objectives and evaluating effects on protected European sites, including Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and Ramsar sites. The scoring makes the proposed methodology and performance approach the largest single quality factor, with a further emphasis on relevant experience and skills, clear communications and social value. Small and medium-sized businesses are identified as suitable, and the single lot allows firms to bid for the whole assessment. Suppliers should be able to provide a fixed price for completing the assessment and an hourly rate for expert-witness work.

## Notice

In June 2026, the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk (the Council) started the process of producing a new 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, including undertaking a Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA). HRA is a legal requirement for the preparation of development plan documents (including the Local Plan), under Part 6 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, as amended (sections 63-64). These require the "competent body" (in this case, the Council/local planning authority) to must make an appropriate assessment of the implications of the new Local Plan for European sites (Special Areas of Conservation/ Special Protection Areas/ Ramsar sites) in and around the Borough, in view of each designated site's conservation objectives. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./FM8HXEJW5Q To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FM8HXEJW5Q

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101818-2026 |
| 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 | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Nov 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 4 Dec 2026 - 3 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | £90,000 |
| 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

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 90710000 - Environmental management
- 90711000 - Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 90714000 - Environmental auditing
- 90720000 - Environmental protection
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation

## Release History

- 28 Oct 2026 at 08:51 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101818-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101818-2026
  28th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/FM8HXEJW5Q
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-King%27s-Lynn:-Research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services./FM8HXEJW5Q
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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