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Consultant Support in relation to Peak Cluster NSIP

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71240000

Value£500,000

Deadline19 Oct 2026

Published22 Sept 2026

RegionNationwide

£500,000 — stated in the notice

Timeline

Published 22 Sept 202625 days leftCloses 19 Oct 2026

Who to contact

Legal.Instructions@peakdistrict.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Please see link to the Tender Notice at https://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/looking-after/about-us/open-government/tenders Tenders must be submitted by e mail to tenders@peakdistrict.gov.uk By 12.00 on Monday 19 October 2026 The following, and only the following, must be used in the subject line: 'REF: TENDER RETURN Peak Cluster NSIP Consultancy Support' All attachments must be in pdf form No information must be included in the covering e mail apart from the identity of the sender and a list of attachments Note: The Peak District National Park Authority is aware that third parties may contact businesses regarding this tender opportunity. Please note that the Authority does not authorise any third party to charge fees for access to tender information. All tender documents are available free of charge through our official procurement channels. If you are contacted requesting payment, please disregard the request and contact us directly using the details provided in this advert.

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£500ktotal contract value

median £95k

this tender£0£2.0m

This is a large award for Engineering & Architecture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Peak District National Park Authority ("PDNPA") is seeking multidisciplinary consultancy support to assist in its role as statutory consultee in regards the Peak Cluster Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project ("NSIP") and a Development Consent Order ("DCO") for the Peak Cluster Carbon Capture and Storage Pipeline under the Planning Act 2008 ("the Application") to be submitted by Peak Cluster Ltd ("the Applicant").

Support is required in the areas of project management, co-ordination and administration as well as in the specialist areas of infrastructure planning, landscape, cultural heritage, archaeology and ecology ("the Services").

The PDNPA is seeking a consultancy with previous experience of the entire NSIP/DCO process.

PDNPA expects to enter into a Planning Performance Agreement ("PPA") with Peak Cluster Ltd and the support is required in relation to PDNPA's obligations under the PPA for the entire DCO process.

Funding under the PPA will only be guaranteed up to a cap for the Pre-Application Stage of the Application, and the consultancy contract will be conditional insofar as it relates to any requirements beyond the Pre-Application Stage or the cap, conditional on a variation of the PPA being agreed with Peak Cluster Ltd.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

Support is required in the areas

PDNPA expects to enter into a Planning

PDNPA expects to enter into a Planning Performance Agreement ("PPA") with Peak Cluster Ltd and the support is required in relation to PDNPA's obligations under the PPA for the entire DCO process.

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What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

£8.2k–£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

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

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Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
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