Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Durham County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Verna Earth Solutions Ltd SME
- Value
- £44,100
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Apr 2026
- Published24 Apr 2026Published the same day
Description
Planning authorities have a statutory duty to ensure BNG is delivered by assessing planning applications and subsequently monitoring and enforcing relevant conditions and legal agreements. To achieve this, the service depends on computer systems that can automatically calculate the BNG metric for planning applications, support monitoring and compliance, and integrate with existing planning software.
About the supplier
Verna Earth Solutions Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12745191).