AwardedAwarded 17 December 2025

Provision of Senior Projects Officer (Major Sites Planning Consultancy Services)

North Hertfordshire District Council · Local authority

In brief

North Hertfordshire District Council awarded architecture and engineering work to The Oyster Partnership Limited on 17 December 2025.

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What the notice says

North Hertfordshire District Council intends to directly award a public contract for the provision of specialist planning consultancy services in the role of Senior Projects Officer (Major Sites). The services relate to supporting the progression and processing of a series of complex, strategic development management activities and Planning Performance Agreements (PPAs) associated with the Baldock and East of Luton development sites, as allocated in the adopted North Hertfordshire Local Plan. The scope includes, but is not limited to: - Progression and coordination of strategic development management applications - Support to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping and associated statutory processes - Attendance at Design Review Panels, site visits and multi-disciplinary workshops - Liaison with developers, statutory consultees and internal Council stakeholders - Provision of continuity of embedded project knowledge across live planning applications and the transition from masterplanning into outline planning submissions The services are funded through Planning Performance Agreements with developers.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
The Oyster Partnership Limited (SME)£300,000
Awarded 17 December 2025

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 085196-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 085197-2025

About the buyer

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From notice 085196-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 22 December 2025, last updated 22 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.