Planning

UKRI-4936 Supply of Town Planning Adviser Services

  • UK Research & Innovation

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-022724

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051731

Published 19 May 2025, 2:55pm



Scope

Description

UKRI wishes to establish a call-off contract for the provision of Town Planning Advisory Services, with an estimated contract value of £400,000.00

Required is a supplier who is familiar with Science Research and Development campuses planning, physics, space, computing and diverse science campuses. They shall ensure providing UKRI with the necessary town planning advisory services to enable our team to navigate national, regional and local planning regulations in order to deliver the expected pipeline of projects within our development programmes.

The requirement may include a range of projects- from very small (canopy extension to existing building), medium (circa 500m2), large (circa 13,000m2), through to major new science infrastructure projects (40,000m2).

According to the geographical location of the sites covered under this requirement, it is separated into 3 Lots:

Lot 1- Northern England

Lot 2- Southern England

Lot 3- Scotland

Suppliers are invited to bid for all or individual lots depending on their capability.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=945450422

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework

Total value (estimated)

  • £400,000 excluding VAT
  • £480,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71356400 - Technical planning services
  • 71410000 - Urban planning services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

15 July 2025

Engagement process description

UKRI will be holding a Market Engagement event on 10/06/2025 providing an overview of the requirement and the opportunity for suppliers to ask questions. If you are interested in attending, please email your contact details to STFCprocurement@ukri.org, quoting the UKRI reference number, no later than 05/06/2025.


Contracting authority

UK Research & Innovation

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG

Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell

Oxford

OX110QX

United Kingdom

Telephone: 01235 446553

Email: STFCprocurement@ukri.org

Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government