EBCT 472 - Erewash Borough new Local Plan - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Erewash Borough Council, the local authority responsible for planning and other municipal services in Erewash, is procuring a contractor to deliver a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for its new Local Plan. The supplier will manage the SEA from inception through adoption, helping define the assessment’s scope and content, evaluate the sustainability of emerging land-use and spatial policy options, and provide a robust but proportionate evidence framework in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework. The retained contract is valued at £100,000 and will run for 28 months, to the scheduled Plan adoption in March 2029, with a possible extension to May 2029; continuous work throughout the period is not expected. Delivery will support Erewash Borough Council’s Local Plan process in Erewash, within the UKF13 region of the United Kingdom. The critical qualification requirement is demonstrable specialist expertise and capability to manage and complete a Strategic Environmental Assessment for a Local Plan through to adoption.
Buyer: Erewash Borough Council. Source: Find a Tender. Updated 5 Oct 2026.
Key facts
- Estimated value: £100k
- Bids close: 6 Nov 2026
- Location: South and West Derbyshire
- Procedure: Below threshold - open competition
- Contract period: 7 Dec 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
- Category: Environmental impact assessment other than for construction (90711000)
From the official notice
Erewash Borough Council (EBC) have now started work on a new Local Plan, which will be produced in conformity with the provisions of the new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (Aug 2026). The Planning Policy team is currently embarking on developing an appropriate evidence base to ensure that a new Local Plan is able to be finalised and approved over the next 2.5 years, in line with Government expectations that councils can produce a Local Plan within 30 months, once Gateway 1 is passed which is timetabled to occur at the end of October 2026. EBC are now seeking a suitably skilled contractor to manage the production of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) from start to finish, helping to guide the scope and content of the new Local Plan's land-use policies, whilst subjecting the emerging spatial policies to a robust, yet proportionate, framework which advises on the sustainability of options. The Contract period is 28 months (until the scheduled adoption of the Plan in March 2029 - this could extend out to May 2029 which is the legal deadline for the Plan's adoption) on a retained arrangement, although the contractor will not be expected to be working continuous across this duration. Full details can be found in the invitation to tender documents
View the official notice
Questions about this tender
When is the deadline?
Bids close on 6 Nov 2026.
What is it worth?
The estimated value is £100k.
Who can apply?
The buyer has marked it as suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
How do I bid?
Open the official notice, register on the buyer's portal and submit your bid before the deadline.
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