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Green belt review contracts

UK public sector · 73 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
73
Last 12 months
Median contract
£47k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£3.7m
69 of 70 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
60
Suppliers
39

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most green belt review contracts took 48% of them (35 of 73).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter held steady across the period.
  • The median contract, £47k, is 42% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • East of England had the most contracts: 20, or 27% of the total.

Who buys green belt review

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Braintree District Council3 contracts
  2. 2East Hertfordshire District Council3 contracts
  3. 3Southend-on-Sea City Council3 contracts
  4. 4Luton Borough Council3 contracts
  5. 5North East Derbyshire District Council - e-Tendering System2 contracts
  6. 6DERBY CITY COUNCIL2 contracts
  7. 7West Midlands Combined Authority2 contracts
  8. 8South Norfolk Council2 contracts
  9. 9North Lincolnshire Council2 contracts
  10. 10Merseytravel1 contract

Top green belt review contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1JBA Consulting13 contracts
  2. 2LUC7 contracts
  3. 3Lambert Smith Hampton6 contracts
  4. 4AECOM5 contracts
  5. 5Arup4 contracts
  6. 6Iceni Projects4 contracts
  7. 7WALLINGFORD HYDROSOLUTIONS LIMITED4 contracts
  8. 8Nexus Planning3 contracts
  9. 9Troy Hayes Planning Ltd2 contracts
  10. 10FPS Environmental Limited2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

19Q4 2025*22Q1 202612Q2 202620Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 73

East of England20South West9South East8West Midlands7North West6East Midlands6North East5Yorkshire and The Humber5London1UK-wide or not stated6

What is included

Evidence studies for plan-making: retail, town centre and commercial leisure needs, Green Belt reviews and methodologies, and urban potential and land capacity studies.

  • Retail and town centre uses studies
  • Retail and commercial leisure needs assessments
  • Green Belt reviews and joint methodologies
  • Urban potential studies
  • Water cycle studies
  • Strategic flood risk assessments (level 1 and level 2) as local plan evidence

What is not included

  • Housing and economic needs assessments (csl.plan.housing-needs-assessments)
  • Viability testing (csl.plan.development-viability-assessment)
  • Landscape capacity studies (csl.plan.landscape-character-and-visual-assessment)
  • Heritage evidence (csl.plan.heritage-consultancy)
  • Open space and pitch studies (csl.plan.open-space-and-playing-pitch-strategies)
  • Transport evidence (csl.plan.transport-modelling-and-scheme-appraisal)
  • Air quality evidence (another industry: waste-environment)

Often bought by the same buyers