Published Date: 17 September 2019
Tender Status: active
Tender Opening Date: 17 September 2019
Tender Closing Date: 21 October 2019
Award Date: n/a
Contract Start Date: n/a
Contract End Date: n/a
Contract is suitable for SMEs: Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs: Yes
Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Contract Type: Services
Procurement of the Highways Development Management Consultancy Support that has local knowledge of transport issues within Buckinghamshire. The scale and nature of growth in Buckinghamshire and the number of national highway infrastructure projects in the area means that there is a need for responsive and specialist highways development management consultancy support to supplement the existing expertise in the Highways Development Management Team.
Buckinghamshire is an area of increased housing growth with an identified 45,000 new homes required to be delivered across the County by 2023 as identified in Buckinghamshire's five Local Plans. In addition there are significant national highway infrastructure projects that affect the Council such as: High Speed 2, East West Rail, Western Rail Access to Heathrow and Oxford to Cambridge Express Way and growth arc. The Highways Development Management Team is consulted on over 3000 applications each year from the five local planning authorities in Buckinghamshire and have a national target to respond to 72% of all planning applications within 21 days. The team also input into strategic plans such as Local Plans. Therefore, in order to fulfil these obligations there is a necessity for specialist highways development support in times of increase application demand and specialist support for more complicated developments, MDAs, major infrastructure projects and provide expert witness support at enquiries.
The team are looking for a Consultancy that has a proven track record in providing Highways Development management Consultancy support at the highest level.
If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal and express an interest in this opportunity. You will be unable to take part if you do no register on the Portal and express an interest in the opportunity. Link to the Portal http://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk
Tenders must be returned via Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday 21.10.2019.
Contact name: Adrian Ratcliff
Address: 11th Floor, New County Offices Walton Street
Aylesbury
HP20 1YU
England
Telephone: +44 1296383337
Fax: n/a
Email: [email protected]
Price Range: £1,750,000
