Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Wealden District Council
Council Offices, Vicarage Lane
Hailsham
BN27 2AX
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
ESPH SB Landscape Evidence Base Studies (ESPH444 LM)
Reference number
WDC - 032573
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90710000 - Environmental management
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Wealden District Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified landscape consultancy to undertake a number of landscape evidence base studies to inform the new Local Plan, including to assist in decisions on the allocation of specific areas and/or sites for development. This assessment work shall also inform the Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Plan; Development Management decisions on planning applications and assist in the production of Neighbourhood Plans. The work to be undertaken is in the form of 5 inter-related projects:• 1: An up-to-date Landscape Character Assessment; • 2: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Residential and Employment Development;• 3: A Landscape and Visual Assessment of Areas for new settlements and large urban extensions;• 4: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Wind Turbine and Solar PV Development.• 5: A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment of proposed allocation sites within the High Weald AONB.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £250,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ22 - East Sussex CC
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wealden District Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified landscape consultancy to undertake a number of landscape evidence base studies to inform the new Local Plan, including to assist in decisions on the allocation of specific areas and/or sites for development. This assessment work shall also inform the Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Plan; Development Management decisions on planning applications and assist in the production of Neighbourhood Plans. The work to be undertaken from this commission is in the form of five inter-related projects:• Project 1: An up-to-date Landscape Character Assessment for Wealden; • Project 2: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Residential and Employment Development in Wealden;• Project 3: A Landscape and Visual Assessment of Areas for new settlements and large urban extensions in Wealden;• Project 4: A Landscape Sensitivity Assessment for Wind Turbine and Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Development in Wealden.• Project 5: A Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment of proposed allocation sites within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).The Council seeking to adopt this Local Plan by the end of 2023 in line with the Government’s timetable for all local authorities to have an up-to-date adopted Local Plan. The new Local Plan is to be a single plan, containing both strategic and non-strategic policies, so requires planning policies on landscape and renewable energy, as well as information to inform area / site allocations and provide the basis for further site specific assessments. The Council has a strong landscape evidence base, however it will be necessary to review and update this to support the production of the new Local Plan.Full information is available in the document pack from the South East Shared Services Portal.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
14 June 2021
End date
31 December 2023
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
3 June 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
3 June 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom