AwardedAwarded 19 January 2026

Sustainability Appraisal (SA)

Somerset Council · Local authority

In brief

Somerset Council awarded architecture and engineering and environmental work to Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd on 19 January 2026.

The notice gives a value of £100,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 3 December 2025.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

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).

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Urban Edge Environmental Consulting Ltd (SME)
5 bids received
£49,540
Awarded 15 December 2025
19 January 2026 to 18 January 2028

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

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 064881-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 082811-2025
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 005559-2026

About the buyer

Somerset CouncilLast 12 months

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283

Awards

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From notice 064881-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 13 October 2025, last updated 22 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.