Contract

Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

  • Somerset Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-005559

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ae80 (view related notices)

Published 22 January 2026, 8:49am



Scope

Description

To undertake a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) (incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment and a Health Impact Assessment) of the emerging Somerset Local Plan 2025 - 2045 and provide associated SA Reports to accompany the stages of plan production, consultation, publication, submission and adoption as necessary. Somerset Council has already produced a SA Scoping Report (Stage A), this tender refers to refining alternatives and assessing the effects of the emerging Local Plan (Stage B), the production of the SA (Stage C) and amend the SA following consultation (Stage D).


Contract 1. Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

Supplier

Contract value

  • £49,540 excluding VAT
  • £59,448 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

19 January 2026

Contract dates

  • 19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028
  • 2 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71356400 - Technical planning services
  • 90712000 - Environmental planning

Contract locations

  • UKK23 - Somerset

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Supplier

URBAN EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING LTD

  • Companies House: 07872171
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PTDD-8215-ZHZD

Bank House Southwick Square

Brighton

BN42 4FN

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Somerset Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGC-1434-MQPJ

County Hall, The Crescent

Taunton

TA1 4DY

United Kingdom

Region: UKK23 - Somerset

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government