ARTHIAN LTD awarded South Staffordshire LVIA support framework

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 16:02.

Opportunity overview

South Staffordshire District Council (SSDC) requires a suitably experienced and qualified consultant to undertake reviews of Landscape and Visual Impact Appraisal (LVIA) that are submitted with planning applications, in accordance with national policy and guidance, as part of a new Framework Agreement.

Awarded to

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ARTHIAN LTD

Matched by number

Contract value: £150k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 22 Sept 2026
Including VAT: £180k
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH SC163378
Location: Inverness, UKM62, IV1 1SN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: IA3584
Status: complete
Procurement Method: open
Procurement Method Details: Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Framework Agreement

Method: withoutReopeningCompetition
Type: closed
Description: Prices will be as tendered, there is no selection process as the Framework Agreement will have just 1 supplier.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: South Staffordshire District Council
Id: GB-PPON-PNNH-3468-CHWJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PNNH-3468-CHWJ

Address

Street Address: Council Offices, Wolverhampton Road
Locality: Codsall
Postal Code: wv8 1px
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG24

Contact

Email: procurement@sstaffs.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - sub-central government

Organisation 2

Name: Staffordshire County Council
Id: GB-PPON-PZDG-2995-QQMD
Role Details: Procurement Function on behalf of the district

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZDG-2995-QQMD

Address

Street Address: 1 Staffordshire Place, Tipping Street,
Locality: Stafford
Postal Code: ST16 2DH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKG24

Contact

Email: ellie.butler@staffordshire.gov.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Details

Url: https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk ↗

Organisation 3

Name: ARTHIAN LTD
Id: GB-COH-SC163378

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: SC163378

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PXGW-1656-TVGP

Address

Street Address: 13 Henderson Road
Locality: Inverness
Postal Code: IV1 1SN
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKM62

Contact

Email: tenders@arthian.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: http://www.arthian.com ↗
Scale: large
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71313440
Description: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71400000
Description: Urban planning and landscape architectural services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKG2
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-SC163378
Name: ARTHIAN LTD

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: No
Date Signed: 23 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 23 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 22 Sept 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 22 Sept 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description: The Authority will make the decision to implement the extension based on whether the requirement is continuing, the framework agreement is performing as expected, and subject to any changes due to Local Government Reorganisation (if it progresses during the agreement's term).

Value

Including VAT: 180,000
Amount: 150,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 099051-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099051-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 14:22
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Codsall · UKG24 · wv8 1px · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS

057999-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 19 Jun 2026, 12:12
067311-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender · 16 Jul 2026, 14:30
099051-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 14:22

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

South Staffordshire District Council has concluded and signed a single-supplier framework agreement with ARTHIAN LTD for reviews of Landscape and Visual Impact Appraisals submitted with planning applications. The framework runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2028, with a potential extension to 22 September 2030.

Published outcome signals

Procurement statusCompleteEvidence: The tender status is recorded as "complete" in the supplied contract-details data.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award 1 has status "active".
Contract statusActive and explicitly signedEvidence: Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-09-23.

98% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 099051-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b8f2
First published: 16 Jul 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 16:02
Notice versions reviewed: 3

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award 1, covering lot 1, names ARTHIAN LTD as the sole supplier. The source explicitly records an active contract and a signed date of 23 September 2026.

Market significance

This is a below-threshold, single-supplier professional-services framework with a stated contract value of £150,000 excluding VAT (£180,000 gross) over the stated contractual arrangement.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ARTHIAN LTD

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £150,000 excluding VAT; £180,000 gross contract value (not separately allocated by lot) GBP · Verified supplier; active award

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Award 1 names ARTHIAN LTD as supplier for lot 1. Supplier identity is verified by Companies House number SC163378. The value is recorded on contract 1, rather than as an individual award or lot value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Procurement status

99% confidence

Complete

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The tender status is recorded as "complete" in the supplied contract-details data.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award 1 has status "active".

Contract status

99% confidence

Active and explicitly signed

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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-09-23.

Framework arrangement

99% confidence

Single-supplier framework agreement

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The framework description states that it will have "just 1 supplier".

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£150,000

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Contract 1 value.amount is 150000 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£180,000

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 180000 GBP.

Lot-level value allocation

99% confidence

Not supplied

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Lot 1 has no published value and the award record has no value amount.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Initial tender notice published

99% confidence

19 June 2026

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Release history records tender notice 057999-2026 dated 2026-06-19.

Tender notice update published

99% confidence

16 July 2026

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Release history records tender update 067311-2026 dated 2026-07-16.

Submission deadline

99% confidence

6 August 2026, 12:00 BST

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The process submission_deadline is 2026-08-06T12:00:00+01:00.

Contract signed and started

99% confidence

23 September 2026

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Contract 1 records both dateSigned and period.startDate as 2026-09-23.

Initial contract end

99% confidence

22 September 2028

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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2028-09-22T23:59:59+01:00.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Document 099051-2026 and release history record publication on 2026-10-20.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

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Review of Landscape and Visual Impact Appraisals submitted with planning applications

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The procurement description specifies consultant reviews of LVIA submissions in accordance with national policy and guidance.

Procurement category

99% confidence

Services

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The process and award identify services as the main procurement category.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (lot 1)

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The tender contains lot 1 and award 1 is related to lot 1.

Relevant classifications

99% confidence

Environmental Impact Assessment services for construction; urban planning and landscape architectural services

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Award item classifications list CPV 71313440 and 71400000.

Delivery area

95% confidence

West Midlands (UKG2)

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Award item delivery address is region UKG2.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Open competition

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The tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".

Framework call-off method

99% confidence

Without reopening competition

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The tender frameworkAgreement method is "withoutReopeningCompetition".

Competition and evaluation information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Initial term

99% confidence

23 September 2026 to 22 September 2028

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Contract 1 period start and end dates are 2026-09-23 and 2028-09-22.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

22 September 2030

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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2030-09-22.

Extension provision

99% confidence

Extension may be implemented at the authority's discretion, subject to continuing need, framework performance and potential Local Government Reorganisation changes

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This is stated in contract 1 renewal.description.

Pricing basis

99% confidence

Prices as tendered

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The framework description states "Prices will be as tendered".

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Supplier model

99% confidence

Single-supplier framework

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The framework description says there will be just one supplier.

Call-off implications

99% confidence

No supplier selection process is stated for use of the framework

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The framework is described as operating without reopening competition, with no selection process because it has one supplier.

Value interpretation

99% confidence

The published £150,000 net and £180,000 gross figures are contract-level values; no separate lot or award value is published

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Values appear only in contract 1, while award 1 and lot 1 have no value amount.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

98%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06b8f2
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Contracting authority

99% confidence

South Staffordshire District Council

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The process buyer is South Staffordshire District Council.

Procurement support

99% confidence

Staffordshire County Council acted as procurement function on behalf of the district

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Staffordshire County Council is listed as procuring entity with role detail "Procurement Function on behalf of the district".

Authority type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

ARTHIAN LTD, company number SC163378

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The supplier is verified against the supplied GB-COH identifier and supplier-verification record.

Supplier location

99% confidence

Inverness, United Kingdom

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The supplier party address gives Inverness, IV1 1SN, United Kingdom.

Supplier scale

95% confidence

Large

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The supplier party details classify the supplier scale as "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension decision point

90% confidence

Estimated by 22 September 2028, if the authority does not exercise an extension earlier

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The initial end date is 22 September 2028 and the stated maximum extent date is 22 September 2030. This is an estimate from published dates, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum framework horizon

99% confidence

22 September 2030

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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2020-09-22T23:59:59+01:00 in the supplied contract data.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Award date

99% confidence

Not supplied

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Award 1 has no award_date in the supplied award summary.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value

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The supplied lot record contains no title, description or value amount.

Competition detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice

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No tender responses, scoring, ranking or evaluation narrative is present in the supplied evidence.

Extension duration

95% confidence

Potential extension is evidenced, but its specific duration and structure are not stated

View supporting evidence

A maximum extent date and renewal description are supplied, but no defined extension periods are given.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published data does not provide an award decision date, bid count, evaluation scores, ranking, pricing breakdown or award rationale.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individually allocated value.
The contract provides a maximum possible end date but does not state defined extension periods or confirm that any extension will be exercised.
No separate award-level value is published; contract-level values have not been treated as a separately allocated lot value.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the South Staffordshire LVIA support framework?

ARTHIAN LTD is named as the sole supplier for award 1 and lot 1.

What is the value of the framework?

The contract value is £150,000 excluding VAT and £180,000 including VAT. No separate lot value is published.

When does the framework run?

The signed initial term runs from 23 September 2026 to 22 September 2028, with a stated maximum extent date of 22 September 2030.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Framework Agreement for Landscape and Visual Impact Appraisal Support (SSDC)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

ARTHIAN LTD

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Techniques

Framework Agreement

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Identifier

Additional Identifiers

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Delivery locations

Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Period

Renewal

Value

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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