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Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

Local Plan Evidence Framework

Environment & WasteCPV 90713000
Value£5m framework ceiling
Deadline7 Aug 2026
Published3 Jul 2026
RegionNationwide

Framework ceiling £5,000,000 — the most the agreement may spend across all suppliers and call-offs, not a contract value

Timeline
Published 3 Jul 2026ClosedCloses 7 Aug 2026
Who to contact
Dan Hutchins
dan.hutchins@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
01892 554425

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

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The brief

Local Authorities are required to produce a wide range of evidence base to support the development of their local plans.

Including a commitment to starting a Local Plan review within six months of adoption of the plan.

In order to assist with the development of the evidence and ensure a compliant Procurement Process has been undertaken, the partner authorities have committed to the procurement of an open framework, to cover multiple disciplines in a lotted structure.

This Framework will also be available for use by the following organisations: Maidstone Borough Council, Tonbridge and Malling Borough and Sevenoaks District Council.

LOT 1: HOUSING LOT 2: BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT LOT 3: LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY LOT 4: EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIAL LOT 5: TRANSPORT AND PARKING LOT 6: SUSTAINABILITY LOT 7: SPORTS AND RECREATION LOT 8: VIABILITY Consultants may be awarded a maximum of three individual lots.

Where a consultant is successful in more than three lots, only the three highest‐ranked will be awarded, and any additional lots will be excluded.

The Council will appoint a maximum of five consultants per lot.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Royal-Tunbridge-Wells:-Urban-environmental-development-planning./P8Y33P7XVV To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/P8Y33P7XVV

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Local Authorities are required to produce

Local Authorities are required to produce a wide range of evidence base to support the development of their local plans.

02

In order to assist with the development

In order to assist with the development of the evidence and ensure a compliant Procurement Process has been undertaken, the partner authorities have committed to the procurement of an open framework, to cover multiple disciplines in a lotted structure.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

LOT 3: LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c366
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
062777-2026
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