Tenders

Major Infrastructure Planning and Consents, Support and Advisory Services

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Deadline
170 days left
August 21, 2026
Contract Details
Category
Other
Reference
014930-2026
Value
£99,000,000
Location
North East England, United Kingdom
Published
February 24, 2026
CPV Code
Project Timeline

Tender Published

February 18, 2026

Deadline for Questions

August 14, 2026

Submission Deadline

August 21, 2026

Contract Start Date

September 05, 2026

Budget
£99,000,000
Duration
48 months
Location
North East England
Type
Other
59
Quality Score/100
Fair

Original Tender Description

To support Anglian Water Services in the development of its current and future major infrastructure programmes with the following activities: a) Strategic Consenting Advisory: advice on local and national planning policy, planning routes including in particular Development Consent Order (DCO), consenting strategy, development phase risk management and assurance of the planning development and preparedness for Examination (progressive and independent). b) Consenting Leadership & Management: Leadership of the projects consenting pathway and across a multi-disciplinary team throughout the pre-application and examination phases in accordance with relevant National Policy Statements, Planning legislation, associated guidance and relevant local policies. Strategic engagement with Local Planning Authorities, planning application for survey and early enabling works and assessment/ monitoring of overlapping planning applications. c) DCO Application & Examination Management: project and production management of the suite of DCO documents and deliverables integrating content across multi-disciplinary team, ensuring robust definition of deliverables and production management through the review and approval process aligned to schedule. Project and production management for the pre-examination and examination phases ensuring Anglian Water adheres to all procedural and statutory requirements. d) Specialist advisory services: support for specialist topics including Traffic & Transport planning case development and assessment; regulatory and consenting advice/support aligned to coastal and marine permits, coastal and marine consents application support. e) Stakeholder and consultation strategy and delivery: expert support for the development and execution of non-statutory and statutory consultation with a range of stakeholders ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation and reputation management. f) Land and property support and advisory: land agency, referencing, access for surveys, consultation engagement, expert compulsory purchase advice and management associated with DCO planning applications. g) Environmental Services: expert advisory, strategy development, risk management, assurance and support in specialist areas such as Habitat Regulations Assessment. (The delivery of Environmental Impact Assessment is procured under Anglian Water's Programme Delivery Partner). h) Post-consent Support: Discharge of requirements, compliance monitoring in the delivery phases and variation management. The expected full framework agreement value is anticipated to be between approx. £50-99m over an expected 8 year period (4+4 year option). A bespoke Anglian Water Services Framework Agreement with provision for individual NEC4 PSC/PSSC's call off's (selecting the most appropriate main option for payment based on the activity) shall be utilised. Work allocation will be based on call off PSC/PSSC contracts via either mini competition or direct award mechanism, details to be provided as part of the the Tender Notice and Tender Documentation.

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Requirements & Qualifications

17 requirements across 5 categories

Submission (3)
Mandatory (1)
Compliance (1)
Technical (11)
Financial (1)
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS3
--Submit bid by the deadline of 2026-08-21T00:00:00.
--Participate in a Restricted procurement process (implying an initial selection stage, details of which are not provided here).
--Adhere to submission instructions and requirements that will be provided in the full Tender Notice and Tender Documentation.
MANDATORY EXCLUSION GROUNDS1
--Not specified in the provided information.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS1
--Not specified in the provided information.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS11
--Demonstrate expertise in Strategic Consenting Advisory, including local and national planning policy, DCO processes, consenting strategy, development phase risk management, and planning development assurance.
--Possess capabilities in Consenting Leadership & Management, covering project consenting pathways, multi-disciplinary team leadership, pre-application and examination phases, adherence to National Policy Statements, planning legislation, guidance, and local policies.
--Ability to strategically engage with Local Planning Authorities, manage planning applications for survey and early enabling works, and assess/monitor overlapping planning applications.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS1
--Not specified in the provided information.

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59
Fair

Tender Quality Score

This tender provides a clear description of required services for major infrastructure planning but suffers from significant incompleteness due to unavailable tender documents and missing critical details like evaluation criteria and mandatory requirements.

Score Breakdown

Legal Compliance65/100

The tender outlines a restricted, competitive flexible procedure and provides basic legal identifiers. However, the summary lacks explicit details on mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility, and financial requirements, which are fundamental for legal compliance. The assigned CPV code might be too narrow for the broad scope of services. Full compliance cannot be fully assessed without the complete tender documents.

Missing mandatory exclusion grounds in the provided summary.
Missing eligibility requirements in the provided summary.
Clarity70/100

The description of the required services is exceptionally clear, detailed, and unambiguous, covering various aspects of infrastructure planning and consents. The AI-extracted technical requirements are also well-defined. However, a significant deficiency is the complete absence of specified evaluation criteria, which is crucial for bidders to understand how their proposals will be assessed.

No evaluation criteria specified.
Completeness55/100

Basic information such as title, reference, organization, estimated value, and key dates (submission, contract start) is provided. However, the tender is critically incomplete as "0 documents with content" are available for review, meaning the actual tender documents are inaccessible. This leads to the absence of mandatory exclusion/eligibility/financial requirements and evaluation criteria. There is also a minor discrepancy regarding contract duration (48 months vs. 8 years framework) and value currency (£ vs EUR).

No tender document content available.
Missing mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility requirements, and financial requirements.
Fairness50/100

The estimated value is disclosed, and the technical requirements, while specific, do not appear to be tailored to a single company. However, the lack of access to the full tender documents and the absence of specified evaluation criteria are major concerns for fairness and transparency, as potential bidders cannot adequately prepare or understand the basis of the award decision. The automated flag "No e-submission" also suggests a potential barrier to equal access.

No tender document content available.
No evaluation criteria specified.
Practicality55/100

The contract start date and initial duration are clearly stated. However, the lack of support for electronic submission ("No e-submission") is a significant practical drawback in modern procurement. Furthermore, the inaccessibility of the full tender documents ("0 documents with content") severely hinders the practicality for potential bidders to understand and prepare their proposals.

No e-submission.
No tender document content available.
Data Consistency85/100

Most key fields are populated, and dates are logical. There is a minor inconsistency regarding the contract duration (48 months vs. an 8-year framework mentioned in the description, likely initial term vs. total with options) and the currency for the estimated value (£ in description vs. EUR in financial section). These are minor points that could be clarified but do not severely impact overall consistency.

Minor discrepancy in contract duration.
Minor discrepancy in value currency (£ vs EUR).
Sustainability20/100

The provided tender information makes no explicit mention of any green procurement initiatives, social aspects, or innovation focus. This indicates a lack of integration of sustainability criteria into the procurement process.

No sustainability criteria mentioned.

Strengths

Clear and detailed description of required services.
Estimated value and key timelines are provided.
Technical capability requirements are well-defined.
Value is disclosed and not classified.

Concerns

No tender document content available for review.
Missing evaluation criteria.
Absence of mandatory exclusion, eligibility, and financial requirements in the summary.
No e-submission support.
Lack of sustainability criteria.

Recommendations

1. Ensure all tender documents are accessible and complete with full details.
2. Clearly define and publish all evaluation criteria to enhance transparency and fairness.
3. Specify mandatory exclusion grounds, eligibility, and financial requirements.

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