CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Local Development Plan Settlement Audit

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Powys County Council is seeking bids from organisations to undertake a ‘Settlement Audit’ for the Powys Local Planning Authority (LPA) Area. The Settlement Audit will be used as evidence to inform the review of the Powys Local Development Plan (LDP) (2011-2026) which is due to formally commence summer 2022.

The ‘Settlement Audit’ will consider the following for each settlement:

1. Previously Developed Land Opportunities

2. Transport Opportunities

3. Infrastructure Capacity

4. Services and Facilities / Retail Catchments

5. Employment Provision

6. Open Space / Green Infrastructure (checking existing dataset)

7. Environmental Capacity (Strategic Constraints)

8. Character

9. Community Aspiration

The settlements to be considered are those that are identified as Towns and Large Villages in the LDP settlement hierarchy; this includes fifteen Towns and forty-three Large Villages. However, when looking at the proximity of settlements to services and facilities this is not restricted to the Powys LDP area.

The Council expect the Settlement Audit work to be completed by 1st July 2022, with the interim findings by 1st March 2022.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=115078.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Bidders are required to submit their fully costed proposal via the postbox (Sell2Wales) other methods of submission will not be accepted.

(WA Ref:115078)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice