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To 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).

Delivery of a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) for the Somerset Local Plan 2025-2045, incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment and Health Impact Assessment. The scope covers Stages B, C, and D of the appraisal process, specifically refining alternatives, assessing plan effects, producing the formal SA report, and amending documentation following public consultation stages.

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Published
10 October 2025
Awarded
21 January 2026
Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd
Contract length
12 months
Ends 2 December 2026

What the contract covers

Contract under an open procedure (below threshold)

Provision of specialist environmental consultancy services to deliver sustainability appraisals and strategic environmental assessments for local government planning policy.

  • Undertake a Sustainability Appraisal incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment and Health Impact Assessment of the emerging Somerset Local Plan 2025–2045.
  • Provide associated Sustainability Appraisal Reports to accompany plan production, consultation, publication, submission and adoption as necessary.
  • Refine alternatives and assess the effects of the emerging Local Plan (Stage B).
  • Produce the Sustainability Appraisal (Stage C).
  • Amend the Sustainability Appraisal following consultation (Stage D).

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Contract under an open procedure (below threshold)
Procedure
Open procedure
Initial term
12 months
Contract dates
3 December 2025 to 2 December 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
Category
Services
CPV codes
71356400, 90712000

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Somerset Council

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Cite this contract

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https://bidskim.com/tender/102110/to-undertake-a-sustainability-appraisal-sa-incorporating-strategic-environmental
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Last checked
5 November 2026

Somerset Council. To 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). Contract award, 10 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/102110/to-undertake-a-sustainability-appraisal-sa-incorporating-strategic-environmental (accessed 5 November 2026).