OpenStage · tender 18 days to close

Open Space Strategy and Green Infrastructure Plan Consultant

Business ServicesCPV 79411100

Value£100k

Deadline14 Sept 2026

Published19 Aug 2026

RegionNationwide

Timeline

Published 19 Aug 202618 days leftCloses 14 Sept 2026

Who to contact

Stephanie Leonard

procurement.email@ashford.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit

Open the submissions portal

Tenders to be submitted via the Delta eSourcing portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context

£100ktotal contract value

median £66k

this tender£0£1.6m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Business Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 57,319 valued Business Services tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Ashford Borough Council publishes Business Services work continuously — 31 notices, roughly one every 21 days. This is a stream to watch, not a cycle to wait for.

23% of Ashford Borough Council’s awards go to a supplier it has used before.

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The brief

Ashford Borough Council (ABC) are looking to procure suitably qualified and experienced consultants for the preparation of an Open Space Strategy and Green Infrastructure Plan.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Ashford:-Business-development-consultancy-services./987HA2J599 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/987HA2J599

What it takes to bid this

12–20 daysof bid-team effort

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

Compressed window — start the same week

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%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

Hold at bidProfessional indemnity insurance
Show at bidNamed engagement team with CVs
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

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