How to win: Local Plan Evidence Framework

About this contract

Local Authorities are required to produce a wide range of evidence base to support the development of their local plans. Including a commitment to starting a Local Plan review within six months of adoption of the plan. In order to assist with the development of the evidence and ensure a compliant Procurement Process has been undertaken, the partner authorities have committed to the procurement of an open framework, to cover multiple disciplines in a lotted structure. This Framework will also be available for use by the following organisations: Maidstone Borough Council, Tonbridge and Malling Borough and Sevenoaks District Council. LOT 1: HOUSING LOT 2: BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT LOT 3: LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY LOT 4: EMPLOYMENT AND COMMERCIAL LOT 5: TRANSPORT AND PARKING LOT 6: SUSTAINABILITY LOT 7: SPORTS AND RECREATION LOT 8: VIABILITY Consultants may be awarded a maximum of three individual lots. Where a consultant is successful in more than three lots, only the three highest‐ranked will be awarded, and any additional lots will be excluded. The Council will appoint a maximum of five consultants per lot. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourci

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Tunbridge Wells Borough Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £5,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 7 August 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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