Scope
Reference
SS106
Description
The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) are commissioning a practical S106 support package for local planning authorities (LPAs), which is designed to address longstanding concerns about lengthy, inconsistent, and resource intensive negotiations on S106 agreements. The commission will initially focus on standardised templates and obligations for scales of development that fall within the government’s proposed medium sized category i.e. 10 to 49 homes. The commission is aimed at delivering practical tools built for LPAs that will:
Reduce the time taken to complete S106 agreements;
Give officers and legal teams clear, consistent wording they can use immediately;
Support earlier and more transparent conversations with applicants; and
Improve confidence that obligations are legally sound and consistently applied across the sector.
The outputs will be designed to meet the needs of LPAs, while also providing the clarity and consistency developers and their legal representatives need to approach negotiations with confidence
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £175,000 excluding VAT
- £210,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
23 January 2026
Contract dates
- 26 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
- 11 months, 6 days
Main procurement category
Services
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
To include more complicated development categories in 26/27
CPV classifications
- 79100000 - Legal services
Key performance indicators
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Contract onboarding | Contract onboarding and project initiation completed within 7 working days of the award of contract |
| Final delivery plan | Final delivery plan and Unit 2–6 design note / project initiation document signed off with PAS within 4 weeks |
| Fortnightly meeting structure in place with PAS |
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - open competition
Supplier
TOWN LEGAL LLP
- Companies House: OC413003
10 Throgmorton Avenue
London
EC2N 2DL
United Kingdom
Email: simon.ricketts@townlegal.com
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
- Companies House: 03675577
18 smith square
london
sw1p 3hz
United Kingdom
Contact name: Rachael Ferry-Jones
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government