South Holland District Council awards £222k planning consultancy contract to YIMBY LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 20 Oct 2026, 10:12.

Opportunity overview

The Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services. The post will deal with the determination of a range of planning applications, including major developments, within the statutory timescales which are nationally set. The post will also provide detailed pre-application advice to paying customers within the Council's stipulated timescales. The post will hold a caseload of 20-40 planning applications at any one time. The post will also pick up occasional planning applications across the partnership at Boston and East Lindsey Council's. The post will support the Principal Planning Officer and Development Manager in the management of planning application cases and also offer pre-application advice to customers (both external and internal) for large/major and sensitive projects. The post will produce detailed reports for each application, including for the Planning Committee - which the post will also attend to present items to the Elected Members on behalf of the Service. The post will undertake site visits in association with planning applications and pre-application advice submissions. This will include physical attendance in the Council Office on a fortnightly basis

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

YIMBY LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: £222k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 8 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 13529303
Location: Scunthorpe, UKE13, DN15 7DJ, United Kingdom

YIMBY LIMITED

Matched by number

Published award value: Value not stated
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 8 Oct 2026
Award ID: 2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 13529303
Location: Scunthorpe, UKE13, DN15 7DJ, 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: ocds-h6vhtk-06cd61
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: This Transparency Notice is issued in accordance with Section 44 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 26 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. The Council intends to enter into a direct award contract with Yimby Ltd for the continued provision of specialist consultancy services. Only one contract has been awarded. System automatically requires the information for a 2nd contract which is entered with zero value. The direct award is made pursuant to Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and the justification set out in Schedule 5 concerning the absence of competition for technical reasons. The Council has determined that the continuation of the existing consultant's services is necessary to maintain continuity of delivery across ongoing projects and workstreams. Through the current engagement, the consultant has developed detailed knowledge of the Council's requirements, project objectives, governance arrangements, key stakeholders and operational processes, together with specialist expertise that is highly important to the effective and timely delivery of the services. This knowledge and expertise cannot be replicated within a reasonable timeframe without adversely impacting service delivery.

Legal basis

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

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: South Holland District Council
Id: GB-PPON-PLGG-6171-RCMJ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PLGG-6171-RCMJ

Address

Street Address: Council Offices, Priory Road
Locality: Spalding
Postal Code: PE11 2XE
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKF30

Contact

Email: procurement@pspsl.co.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1

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

Organisation 2

Name: PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD
Id: GB-COH-07289357
Role Details: Procurement Support and Advice

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07289357

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHBH-6448-LMYZ

Address

Street Address: 2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street
Locality: Salford
Postal Code: M3 5GS
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKD34

Contact

Email: procurement@pspsl.co.uk

Roles

procuringEntity

processContactPoint

Organisation 3

Name: YIMBY LIMITED
Id: GB-COH-13529303

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 13529303

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PWZL-5936-GPMH

Address

Street Address: 109 Doncaster Road
Locality: Scunthorpe
Postal Code: DN15 7DJ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKE13

Contact

Email: yimby@outlook.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: 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: 71356400
Description: Technical planning services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKF3
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-13529303
Name: YIMBY LIMITED

Related lots

Award 2

Id: 2
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71356000
Description: Technical services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKF3
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-13529303
Name: YIMBY LIMITED

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 1
Award ID: 1
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: Contract value below the threshold of £5 million

Period

Starts: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: One, 12 month period

Value

Including VAT: 222,000
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098751-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098751-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 08:57
Format: text/html

Entry 2

Id: 2
Award ID: 2
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale: Contract below the £5 million threshold

Period

Starts: 9 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2027, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Jul 2028, 23:59

Renewal

Description: one 12 month period

Value

Including VAT: 0
Currency: GBP

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 098751-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098751-2026 ↗
Published: 20 Oct 2026, 08:57
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Spalding · UKF30 · PE11 2XE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

067500-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 17 Jul 2026, 08:46
098751-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 20 Oct 2026, 08:57

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 Holland District Council has signed a direct-award contract with YIMBY LIMITED for specialist planning consultancy services. The published contract record shows a £222,000 gross value, running from 9 October 2026 to 31 July 2027, with one possible 12-month renewal period.

Published outcome signals

Transparency notice published17 July 2026Evidence: Release history records transparency notice 067500-2026 dated 2026-07-17.
Contract signed9 October 2026Evidence: Contracts 1 and 2 each state dateSigned 2026-10-09.
Contract start9 October 2026Evidence: Contracts 1 and 2 state startDate 2026-10-09.

97% approved-analysis confidence2 supplier records analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 098751-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cd61
First published: 17 Jul 2026
Last checked: 20 Oct 2026, 10:12
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

YIMBY LIMITED is the verified supplier. The contract was signed and is recorded as active; a second active award/contract record for the same supplier and lot is explicitly described by the buyer as a system-required zero-value entry.

Market significance

This is a direct award justified by the buyer on technical grounds and continuity of an existing consultant’s work. It covers planning-case determination, pre-application advice and associated planning support for the council and occasional work across its partnership.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

2 supplier records analysed

YIMBY LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · 222000 GBP · active

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Verified company number 13529303; award 1 names YIMBY LIMITED and contract 1 has a gross value of £222,000.

YIMBY LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 2 · Lots 1 · 0 GBP · active

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Award 2 and contract 2 name YIMBY LIMITED. The procurement rationale says only one contract was awarded and that a second system-required contract entry has zero value.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Transparency notice published

99% confidence

17 July 2026

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Release history records transparency notice 067500-2026 dated 2026-07-17.

Contract signed

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contracts 1 and 2 each state dateSigned 2026-10-09.

Contract start

99% confidence

9 October 2026

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Contracts 1 and 2 state startDate 2026-10-09.

Contract details notice published

99% confidence

20 October 2026

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Contract document 098751-2026 and release history state publication on 2026-10-20.

Current record status

98% confidence

Active

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Awards 1 and 2 and contracts 1 and 2 are each marked active.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published contract value

99% confidence

£222,000 gross

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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 222000 GBP.

Additional system entry value

99% confidence

£0 gross

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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 0 GBP; the buyer explains this is a system-required second entry.

Lot-level value

99% confidence

Not published

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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Initial term

99% confidence

9 October 2026 to 31 July 2027

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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-10-09 and endDate 2027-07-31.

Maximum possible end date

99% confidence

31 July 2028

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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2028-07-31.

Renewal option

99% confidence

One 12-month period

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Contract 1 hasRenewal is true and renewal description states one 12 month period.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service category

99% confidence

Specialist planning consultancy services

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Process title and description describe specialist consultancy support for planning applications and advice.

Core activities

98% confidence

Determination of planning applications, pre-application advice, planning reports, Planning Committee attendance and site visits

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Process description lists these activities.

Workload

98% confidence

Caseload of 20–40 planning applications at a time

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Process description states the post will hold a caseload of 20-40 applications.

Geographic delivery

93% confidence

UKF3 region, United Kingdom

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Both award items list delivery address region UKF3.

Classification

99% confidence

Technical planning services (CPV 71356400) and technical services (CPV 71356000)

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Award items provide these CPV classifications.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethod is direct and procurementMethodDetails is Direct award.

Legal basis cited

97% confidence

Procurement Act 2023 section 41; transparency notice references section 44 and Procurement Regulations 2024 regulation 26

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Procurement method rationale states these provisions.

Stated direct-award rationale

98% confidence

Absence of competition for technical reasons, with continuity of the existing consultant’s services cited by the buyer

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Rationale cites Schedule 5 technical reasons and explains that the existing consultant's knowledge and expertise could not be replicated within a reasonable timeframe without adverse service effects.

Competition information

99% confidence

No competitive bid count, bidder list or evaluation results published

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No such information is supplied in the notice data; the procedure is a direct award.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract status

99% confidence

Active

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Contract 1 is marked active.

Above-threshold flag

99% confidence

Yes

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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Performance metrics

98% confidence

No agreed metrics published; buyer cites contract value below £5 million

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Contract 1 noAgreedMetricsRationale states this rationale.

Office attendance

97% confidence

Physical attendance at the council office on a fortnightly basis

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Process description specifies fortnightly physical attendance.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity-led procurement

97% confidence

The buyer’s stated rationale places material weight on retaining specialist knowledge of ongoing projects, governance, stakeholders and operational processes.

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Direct-award rationale expressly cites continuity and accumulated consultant knowledge.

Value allocation

99% confidence

The £222,000 gross value is attached to contract 1; the duplicate zero-value record should not be treated as an additional commercial award.

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Contract values are £222,000 and £0, while the buyer states only one contract has been awarded.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06cd61
Analysed: 20 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

South Holland District Council

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Buyer party is named South Holland District Council.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Sub-central government public authority

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Buyer classification is publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment.

Procurement support

98% confidence

PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD

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This party is listed as procuring entity and process contact point, with role details Procurement Support and Advice.

Partnership coverage

95% confidence

Occasional planning applications across Boston and East Lindsey councils

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Process description says the post will pick up occasional applications across the partnership at Boston and East Lindsey councils.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Verified legal supplier

99% confidence

YIMBY LIMITED (company number 13529303)

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Supplier verification identifies YIMBY LIMITED as verified through company-number match 13529303.

Supplier classification

98% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details mark scale as sme.

Supplier location

98% confidence

Scunthorpe, United Kingdom

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Supplier address locality is Scunthorpe, United Kingdom.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential renewal decision point

90% confidence

Estimated by 31 July 2027

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The initial contract end date is 31 July 2027 and the notice provides one possible 12-month renewal. This is an estimate based on the published term, not a procurement forecast.

Maximum duration if renewed

99% confidence

To 31 July 2028

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The published maximum extent date is 31 July 2028.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Duplicate award and contract record

99% confidence

Two active awards/contracts are published for the same supplier and lot, but the buyer states only one contract was awarded and that the second entry is system-required with zero value.

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Procurement rationale; awards 1–2; contracts 1–2.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.

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Supplied lot record contains no title, description or value.

Award date

99% confidence

Not published as a discrete award date.

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Both supplied award records have award_date null.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No pricing breakdown, bid data, evaluation detail, supplier scoring or detailed performance measures are provided.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The buyer published two active award/contract records for the same supplier and lot. It states that only one contract was awarded and that the second, £0 record is a system-required entry.
No discrete award date is supplied.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No competitive bid count, evaluation results, scoring, pricing breakdown or detailed performance measures are published.
The possible renewal is an option, not evidence that an extension will be exercised.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the South Holland District Council specialist consultancy contract?

YIMBY LIMITED, verified against company number 13529303.

What is the published value of the contract?

The published gross value is £222,000 for contract 1. A separate £0 record is stated by the buyer to be a system-required entry, not a second awarded contract.

When does the contract run?

The published initial term is 9 October 2026 to 31 July 2027, with one possible 12-month renewal period.

Why was the contract directly awarded?

The buyer cites technical reasons and the need to maintain continuity of the existing consultant’s specialist knowledge and service delivery.

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.

The Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

YIMBY LIMITED

YIMBY LIMITED

Classification

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