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Planning Framework - Advice, training, and specialist planning input

NATURAL ENGLAND · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 19:41.

Opportunity overview

Natural England requires ongoing specialist planning support to assist delivery of its Sustainable Development Programme. This includes the provision of statutory and non‑statutory planning advice on complex casework (including HRA, SEA/SA and EIA), support for national policy and legislative development across terrestrial and marine planning, and the delivery of training to address identified skills and capacity gaps. To maintain continuity beyond the expiry of the current Planning Related Advice – Professional Services (PRAPS) Framework, which ends on 31 March 2027, Natural England intends to re‑procure a multi‑supplier framework of similar scope. This will enable the continued delivery of statutory duties, sustain casework performance, strengthen strategic engagement in the planning system, and support improved environmental outcomes.

Classification

  • CPV71410000 — Urban planning services
  • CPV80500000 — Training services
  • CPV90700000 — Environmental services
  • CPV90711000 — Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
  • CPV90712000 — Environmental planning

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P-38719
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planned

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
10 Aug 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
71410000
Description
Urban planning services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
90700000
Description
Environmental services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80500000
Description
Training services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
90711000
Description
Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
90712000
Description
Environmental planning

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
We are seeking supplier feedback, insights and expressions of interest to inform the development and final design of the proposed Framework. Suppliers wishing to participate in this pre‑market engagement are invited to request a copy of the Pre‑Market Engagement Pack by contacting Virginia Rincon. The pack contains background information and a supplier questionnaire for completion. The deadline for submission of completed questionnaires is Monday 15 June 2026. Responses, together with any queries strictly relating to this pre‑market engagement, must be submitted to: virginia.rincon@defra.gov.uk. Please note: Participation in this engagement is voluntary and non‑binding, and will not form part of any future procurement evaluation process.
Due
15 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046513-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 May 2026, 15:14
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NATURAL ENGLAND
Id
GB-PPON-PJDG-6588-XDMM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJDG-6588-XDMM

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Id
GB-PPON-PNBD-3289-CDGX
Role Details
Procurement Lead

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNBD-3289-CDGX

Address

Street Address
Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1P 4DF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Virginia Rincon

Roles

procuringEntity

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI32 · SW1P 4DF · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 032346-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 046513-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·