Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Cotswold District Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £47,750
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy (CPV 71800000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 010273-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jan 2026
- Published5 Feb 2026Published 30 days after the contract date
Description
METHODOLOGY General approach The Water Cycle Study to accompany the Local Plan Partial Update (LPPU) is now complete. Where applicable, the new WCS will draw on this, however the LPPU WCS was prepared over several years, so substantial sections would require revision, in particular because we would anticipate needing to assess the impact of development at a greater volume and number of settlements than the LPPU WCS. A draft will be provided to the Council, and to key stakeholders (Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Wessex Water, Bristol Water and the Environment Agency). One round of comments has been allowed for. Growth scenario A growth forecast will be prepared, to include the latest commitments and completions, and your proposed allocations. We anticipate we will need further information from neighbouring authorities where infrastructure is shared across boundaries. From an initial view of the study area this would need updated growth information from: • Cheltenham • Tewkesbury • G…
About the supplier
Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd (trading name JBA Consulting): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03246693).