Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

Somerset Council
South West
Open procedure
19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028

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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Awarded value: £50k; As published
Published: 13 October 2025
Awarded: 19 January 2026; Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 18 January 2028

What the contract covers

Service

Provision of environmental consultancy services, including sustainability appraisals, strategic environmental assessments, and health impact assessments for local planning authorities.

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

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71356400, 90712000

Services in this contract

Strategic environmental assessment and sustainability appraisalMain service£52k typicalSustainability Appraisal incorporating SEA and HIA of the Somerset Local Plan

Lifecycle

Published
13 October 2025
Contract awardedto Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd
19 January 2026
Contract starts
19 January 2026
Contract ends
18 January 2028

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Somerset Council

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Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/329181/sustainability-appraisal-sa
Buyer reference: ERFX1002397
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ae80
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Somerset Council. Sustainability Appraisal (SA). Contract award, 13 October 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/329181/sustainability-appraisal-sa (accessed 5 November 2026).