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North Northamptonshire Council

North Northamptonshire Local Plan - Strategic Environmental Assessment

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71356400
Value£50k
Deadline7 Aug 2026
Published9 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 9 Jul 202614 days leftCloses 7 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Magnus Magnusson
Magnus.Magnusson@northnorthants.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Submission by email: Magnus.Magnusson@northnorthants.gov.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

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£50ktotal contract value
median £195k
this tender£0£5.0m

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The brief

North Northamptonshire Council invites quotations for the provision of consultancy support to carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as part of the preparation of the North Northamptonshire Local Plan.

The SEA Environmental Report should be written to provide a comprehensive narrative and a non-technical summary.

These should be suitable for external publication as supporting documentation for the plans.

They will be provided as Microsoft Word and PDF.

Reports should adhere to the Council's accessibility standards and written using Plain English.

Further information is provided within the brief.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

North Northamptonshire Council invites quotations for

North Northamptonshire Council invites quotations for the provision of consultancy support to carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) as part of the preparation of the North Northamptonshire Local Plan.

02

The SEA Environmental Report should be written

The SEA Environmental Report should be written to provide a comprehensive narrative and a non-technical summary.

03

These should be suitable for external publication

These should be suitable for external publication as supporting documentation for the plans.

04

Reports should adhere to the Council's accessibility

Reports should adhere to the Council's accessibility standards and written using Plain English.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

What it takes to bid this

59 daysof bid-team effort
£3.4k£6.2kat typical UK bid-team rates
Compressed window — start the same week

Typical UK bid effort for the under £100k band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Hold at bidWaste carrier licence / environmental permits
  • Hold at bidISO 14001 (environmental)
  • Plan for deliveryTUPE (incumbent staff often transfer)
  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
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Stage
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Source
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