Invitation to Tender For New Local Plan Professional Consultancy Services
Maidstone Borough CouncilEstimated Value
£22,000 – £133,150
Deadline
4 June 2026
Published
8 September 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint suitably experienced and qualified consultants to carry out a number of professional specialist studies to support its New Local Plan (NLP). For context, the NLP is anticipated to cover the time period 2029/30 to 2044/45. Using the government’s Standard Method for calculating housing need, the NLP would need to plan for approximately 21,000 new homes over that time (approximately 1,400 homes per year), plus associated commercial floorspace, infrastructure and services to support the population.
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Award Details
Wallingford HydroSolutions
£31,061
City Science
£133,150
Lepus Consulting
£84,220
Iceni Projects Ltd
£28,415
Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners Ltd (trading as “Lichfields”)
£36,360
Stantec UK Ltd
£46,350
Haskoning UK Ltd
£75,513
Nexus Planning Ltd
£26,340
Quintic LLP
£22,000
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Skillcrown Homes Ltd
£7m
total awarded
- 2
Ermine Construction Services Limited
1 contract wonlatest 5 Oct 2026ends 1 Nov 2028 - 3
GCS Compliance Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 11 Aug 2026ends 14 Sept 2029£0
total awarded
- 4
PUBLIC ART MATTERS LTD
£100,000
total awarded
- 5
BEARDWELL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
£7m
total awarded
Skillcrown Homes Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Maidstone Borough CouncilKey Dates
Published
8 September 2026
Submission deadline
4 June 2026
Notice type
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