Ends Mar 2027
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS (SEAs) con_3841
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · 4-year contract
Held by Hartley Anderson
Strategic environmental assessment tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
330 strategic environmental assessment tenders and contracts, 134 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£140k
- Contracts a month2.1
- Won by SMEs30%
- Renewing in 6 months2
- Frameworks and DPSs2
- Live now2See them →
Strategic environmental assessment contracts
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How many strategic environmental assessment contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "strategic environmental assessment" alert would have missed 13 of 31 strategic environmental assessment contracts (42%) and an expert list of 14 phrases 3 (10%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"strategic environmental assessment"
42% missed
13 of 31
Expert list14 phrases
10% missed
3 of 31
Expert list: strategic environmental assessment, sea, sustainability appraisal, local plan sustainability appraisal, habitats regulations assessment, integrated impact assessment, local plan sea, environmental report, sustainability assessment local plan, sa and sea, hra, local plan environmental assessment, sustainability appraisal scoping, post-adoption statement
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51 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
2 strategic environmental assessment opportunities are open now
- OpenCloses in 2 weeksIntegrated Impact Assessment (IIA) for the Boston and South Holland Joint Local PlanBoston Borough Council · East MidlandsEst.£85k
- OpenCloses in 1 dayEBCT 472 - Erewash Borough new Local Plan - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)Erewash Borough Council · East MidlandsEst.£100k
- Awarded19 Oct 2026Chesterfield Local Plan: Habitats Regulations Assessment and Sustainability AppraisalChesterfield Borough Council · East MidlandsWon by AECOM£44k
- Awarded13 Oct 2026Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic Environmental Assessment for Sunderland Local PlanSunderland City Council · North EastWon by Lepus Consulting
- Awarded11 Oct 2026Southampton Local Plan - SEA & HRASouthampton City Council · South EastWon by Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd£65k
- Awarded24 Sep 2026Carry out Habitat Risk Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment for National Landscape Management Plan S541597Norfolk County Council · East of EnglandWon by LUC£60k
- Awarded23 Sep 2026Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment for the New Local Plan ('SEA/HRA Projects')Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead · South EastWon by AECOM£77k
- Awarded18 Sep 202628639 Plymouth Local Plan Environmental AssessmentsPlymouth City Council · South WestWon by WSP£100k
- Awarded8 Sep 2026Invitation to Tender For New Local Plan Professional Consultancy ServicesMaidstone Borough Council · South EastWon by Lepus Consulting and 8 more
- Awarded1 Sep 2026NCC1708 Sustainability Assessment of NCC Local PlanNorthumberland County Council · North EastWon by AECOM
- Awarded1 Sep 2026Integrated Impact Assessment for Local PlanChelmsford City Council · East of EnglandWon by WSP£53k
- Awarded26 Aug 2026Marine Planning and Licencing Framework - Call Off 5 - Sustainability Appraisal for Inshore MPAs and PMF ManagementScottish Government · ScotlandWon by ABPmer£22k
- Awarded19 Aug 2026North Northamptonshire Local Plan - Strategic Environmental AssessmentNorth Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by AECOM£52k
- Awarded19 Aug 2026Local Plan ConsultancyAshford Borough Council · South EastWon by AECOM£54k
- Awarded18 Aug 2026Future Portsmouth Plan Strategic Environmental AssessmentPortsmouth City Council · South EastWon by AECOM£78k
- Awarded7 Aug 2026RMBC - JD - Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Runnymede Local PlanRunnymede Borough Council · South EastWon by SLR Consulting£39k
- Awarded20 Jul 2026PS113 - Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment/Habitats Regulations Assessment of Newcastle Gateshead Local Plan 2030 - 2045Gateshead Council · North EastWon by LUC£49k
- Awarded15 Jul 2026Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and a Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA)Warrington Borough Council · North WestWon by AECOM£77k
- Awarded2 Jul 2026BDC Undertake Sustainability Appraisal for the Bromsgrove District Local PlanBromsgrove District Council & Redditch Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by AECOM£66k
- Awarded2 Jul 2026RBC Contract for a Sustainability Appraisal via ESPO 664_25 Lot 08g - Regeneration and Regional DevelopmentRedditch Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by SLR Consulting£66k
- Awarded25 Jun 2026THE PROVISION OF SUSTAINABILITY APPRAISAL FOR THE LOCAL PLAN SERVICESRutland County Council · East MidlandsWon by AECOM
- Awarded24 Mar 2026Proposal for LFRMS SEA and HRA Screening ReportsLondon Borough of Waltham Forest · LondonWon by Metis Consultants Limited
- Awarded2 Feb 2026Integrated Assessment for Hull Local Plan Issues & OptionsHull City Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by AECOM£43k
- Awarded21 Jan 2026To undertake a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) (incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment and a Health Impact Assessment) of the emerging Somerset Local Plan 2025 - 2045 and provide associated SA Reports to accompany the stages of plan production, consultation, publication, submission and adoption as necessary. Somerset Council has already produced a SA Scoping Report (Stage A), this tender refers to refining alternatives and assessing the effects of the emerging Local Plan (Stage B), the production of the SA (Stage C) and amend the SA following consultation (Stage D).Somerset Council · South WestWon by Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd
- Awarded19 Jan 2026Sustainability Appraisal (SA)Somerset Council · South WestWon by Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd£50k
- Awarded12 Jan 2026Award of Strategic Environmental Assessment for Inshore Fisheries Management Improvement framewor...Scottish Government · ScotlandWon by Tetra Tech£48k
- Awarded11 Jan 2026NUN – Sustainability Appraisal ReportsNuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Capita AECOM£60k
- Awarded19 Dec 2025Gwerthusiad Cynaliadwyedd Integredig ac Asesiad Rheoleiddio Cynefinoedd / Integrated Sustainability Appraisal and an accompanying Habitats Regulation AssessmentCyngor Gwynedd · WalesWon by AECOM£250k
- Awarded15 Dec 2025Invitation to Tender - West Suffolk Council - Strategic Environmental Assessment/Sustainability Appraisal to support preparation of West Suffolk Local PlanWest Suffolk Council · East of EnglandWon by AECOM£48k
- Awarded2 Dec 2025Airport National Policy Statement (ANPS) - Consultancy for supporting activityDepartment for Transport · LondonWon by AECOM£285k
- Awarded1 Dec 2025Award of DBS - Strategic Environmental Assessment for Infrastructure Investment PlanNorth Lanarkshire Council · ScotlandWon by AECOM£44k
- Awarded9 Nov 2025Integrated Impact AssessmentCotswold District Council · South WestWon by ACEOM Ltd£37k
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Where strategic environmental assessment tenders are run
In-Tend5 38%
Kent Business Portal3 23%
Advantage South West1 8%
Delta eSourcing1 8%
EU-Supply1 8%- Other portals (2)2 15%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
AECOM won the most strategic environmental assessment contracts
It also won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilitiesOther buyers
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AECOM South East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 18 | £7.7m | 18 | ||
| 2 | SLR Consulting West Midlands · See every contract | 5 | £241k | 5 | ||
| 3joint | WSP South East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 4 | £192k | 4 | ||
| 3joint | LUC North East · 1 framework place · See every contract | 4 | £170k | 4 | ||
| 5 | Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd South West · SME · See every contract | 3 | £115k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | JBA Consulting Yorkshire and the Humber · SME · 1 framework place · See every contract | 2 | £99k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | ABPmer Scotland · SME · See every contract | 2 | £63k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Arup Wales · SME · 2 framework places · See every contract | 2 | £35k | 2 | ||
| 6joint | Lepus Consulting North East · SME · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 2 | ||
| 10joint | RPS Northern Ireland · SME · See every contract | 1 | £220k | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 82% of strategic environmental assessment contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
2 buyers bought strategic environmental assessment more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many strategic environmental assessment contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many strategic environmental assessment contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilitiesOther buyers
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Government | 2 | £70k |
| 2 | Somerset Council | 2 | £50k |
| 3 | Fylde Borough Council | 1 | £6.4m |
| 4 | Department for Transport | 1 | £285k |
| 5 | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport | 1 | £259k |
| 6 | Cyngor Gwynedd | 1 | £250k |
| 7 | Department for the Economy | 1 | £220k |
| 8 | Wealden District Council | 1 | £120k |
| 9 | Plymouth City Council | 1 | £100k |
| 10 | Winchester City Council | 1 | £93k |
128 strategic environmental assessment contracts awarded since 2021
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- 192022
- 292023
- 202024
- 252025
- 252026 so far
Prices
Half of strategic environmental assessment contracts are worth less than £52k
CouncilsCentral governmentTransport and utilitiesOther buyers
The 10 biggest strategic environmental assessment contracts
- Fylde Borough CouncilAECOM · 22 Sep 2025
- Department for TransportAECOM · 2 Dec 2025
- Strathclyde Partnership for TransportArup · 7 Apr 2025
- Cyngor GwyneddAECOM · 19 Dec 2025
- Department for the EconomyRPS · 11 Sep 2025
- Wealden District CouncilJam Consult Ltd. · 14 May 2025
- Plymouth City CouncilWSP · 18 Sep 2026
- Winchester City CouncilAECOM · 5 Nov 2025
- Nottinghamshire County CouncilAtkinsRéalis · 28 Jul 2025
- Portsmouth City CouncilAECOM · 18 Aug 2026
Renewing contracts
2 strategic environmental assessment contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
2 in the next 6 months. Most strategic environmental assessment work is one-off: 12% of the contracts ending are recurring terms that get re-let. The 2 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Mar 2027
CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS (SEAs) con_3841
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy · 4-year contract
Held by Hartley Anderson
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Where and when
The South East awards the most strategic environmental assessment contracts
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 0 | 13 | £705k | £54k | AECOM (6) | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 6 | £451k | £43k | ABPmer (2) | Scottish Government (2) | 0 |
| East Midlands | 2 | 5 | £236k | £56k | AECOM (3) | – | 0 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 4 | £217k | £63k | SLR Consulting (2) | – | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £186k | £50k | Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd (2) | Somerset Council (2) | 0 |
| North East | 0 | 3 | £49k | – | – | – | 0 |
| North West | 0 | 3 | £6.5m | £77k | AECOM (2) | – | 0 |
| East of England | 0 | 3 | £162k | £53k | – | – | 0 |
| London | 0 | 3 | £309k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 3 | £285k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 2 | £89k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 1 | £220k | – | – | – | 0 |
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Key findings
- £140k a month
of strategic environmental assessment contracts awarded.
Typical contract £54k x 2.6 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 2.1
strategic environmental assessment contracts are awarded in a typical month.
51 contracts in the last 2 years. - 2
strategic environmental assessment contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 2
frameworks and DPSs are running for strategic environmental assessment work.
0 open to join now. - 30%
of strategic environmental assessment contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 37 award notices.
How many strategic environmental assessment tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 330 | 134 |
| Contracts awarded | 121 | 31 |
19 strategic environmental assessment contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 3 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 49 buyers awarded strategic environmental assessment contracts to 26 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many strategic environmental assessment contracts does the UK public sector award?
51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 49 public buyers.
How long are strategic environmental assessment tenders open for?
The median strategic environmental assessment tender is open for 28 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector strategic environmental assessment contract worth?
The median is £52k, and 91% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector strategic environmental assessment contracts?
AECOM won the most (18), and the most by value (£7.7m).
Which buyers award the most strategic environmental assessment contracts?
Councils award 82% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most strategic environmental assessment contracts?
The South East: 13 of 51 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then Scotland (6) and the East Midlands (5).
How many strategic environmental assessment contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
2 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 31 March 2027. Another 15 ending are one-off work.
What is included
SEA, sustainability appraisal and integrated assessment of local plans, national policies, marine and energy strategies, with environmental reports, post-adoption statements and bundled HRA.
- Sustainability appraisal of local plans
- SEA environmental reports and post-adoption statements
- Integrated impact assessment
- SEA of marine, offshore energy and national planning policy
- SA/SEA commissions that bundle HRA
What is not included
- Standalone HRA (see Habitats Regulations Assessment)
- Project EIA (see Environmental impact assessment)
- Waste needs assessments for minerals and waste plans (see Waste consultancy)
- Other local plan evidence studies (see Green belt review)