Contract

Strategic Planning - Integrated Needs Assessment 2025

  • Southend-on-Sea City Council

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-066212

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ce9e

Published 17 October 2025, 11:03am



Scope

Reference

DN787870

Description

Southend-on-Sea City Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to prepare an 'Integrated Needs Assessment' addressing the housing, employment, retail and leisure needs of the City. The study will form a part of the evidence base supporting the preparation of the Southend New Local Plan.

The Integrated Needs Assessment should provide a common evidence base on the need for housing, employment, and retail and leisure uses within the City. It should provide conclusions on the quantitative and qualitative development needs for the City over the plan period, and ensure assumptions within the evidence base across different uses are complementary and consistent with each other. The outputs should be focussed on informing the Regulation 19 Local Plan.


Contract 1. Strategic Planning - Integrated Needs Assessment 2025

Supplier

Contract value

  • £71,500 excluding VAT
  • £71,500 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

8 October 2025

Contract dates

  • 8 October 2025 to 31 January 2026
  • 3 months, 24 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • 71410000 - Urban planning services

Contract locations

  • UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - limited competition


Supplier

NATHANIEL LICHFIELD & PARTNERS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 02778116
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBXB-1352-VPCY

The Minster Building

London

EC3R 7AG

United Kingdom

Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Strategic Planning - Integrated Needs Assessment 2025


Contracting authority

Southend-on-Sea City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PJDT-6566-GZNX

Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend On Sea, Essex

Southend On Sea

ss2 6fa

United Kingdom

Region: UKH31 - Southend-on-Sea

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government