AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Newark And Sherwood District Council has concluded a contract with LAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITED for a landscape sensitivity study covering wind and solar energy development. The contract data records a signed, active contract running from 29 October 2025 to 28 April 2026.
Published outcomeLAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITED was awarded the single published award (award 1, lot 1). The published contract value is £43,365 excluding VAT and £52,038 including VAT.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition environmental-services engagement supporting landscape evidence for renewable-energy planning.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
LAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Contract-level value: £43,365 excluding VAT; £52,038 including VAT GBP · verified; awarded under active award and contract records
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The supplier is named on award 1 and identified by GB-COH company number 02549296. Supplier verification records a company-number match to LAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITED. Contract 1 is linked to award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded with status "active".
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSigned on 29 October 2025
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Contract 1 provides dateSigned: 2025-10-29.
Notice publication
99% confidenceContract details notice published 14 October 2026
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The UK7 Contract details notice is dated 2026-10-14T10:31:48+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£43,365
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Contract 1 value.amount is 43365 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£52,038
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 52038 GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceContract-level value linked to award 1 and lot 1
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Contract 1 links to awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1. No separate lot value is published.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence29 October 2025
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2025-10-29.
Contract start
99% confidence29 October 2025
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2025-10-29.
Contract end
99% confidence28 April 2026
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2026-04-28T23:59:59+01:00.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence14 October 2026
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The linked UK7 notice has datePublished 2026-10-14T10:31:48+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceLandscape sensitivity assessment for wind and solar energy developments
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The notice states that the study will assess landscape sensitivity to wind-energy and solar-energy developments.
Study context
98% confidenceUpdate to the 2014 Newark and Sherwood Landscape Capacity Study for Wind Energy Development
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The description says the study will build on and update the 2014 study.
Service category
99% confidenceEnvironmental services (CPV 90700000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 90700000, Environmental services.
Delivery area
95% confidenceUKF15
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Award item 1 lists delivery address region UKF15.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender records procurementMethod as "limited".
Procedure description
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - limited competition".
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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The tender contains lot 1 only; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results not published
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No bid count, tenderer list, scores, ranking, or evaluation narrative is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence29 October 2025 to 28 April 2026
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Contract 1 period specifies these start and end dates.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
Extensions or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are supplied in the published data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceA single active contract is linked to one award, one verified supplier and one published lot
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Pricing transparency
99% confidencePublished contract total includes both net and gross values, but no pricing breakdown is provided
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross, with no rate card, milestone pricing, or cost breakdown.
Market access
96% confidenceThe below-threshold limited-competition route indicates a restricted opportunity rather than an openly competed procedure
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The published procedure description is "Below threshold - limited competition".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice data
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Award 1 has no award_date value.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description, or separate value
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The supplied lot record contains only its ID and status; contract value is published at contract level.
Competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation criteria, scores, or award rationale is provided.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the recorded contract start and end dates
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The contract runs from 29 October 2025 to 28 April 2026, while the linked notice is dated 14 October 2026.
Renewal and extension terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No option, extension, or renewal fields are present in the supplied contract data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description, or separately allocated value.
- Information on bid numbers, unsuccessful tenderers, scoring, evaluation and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension or renewal terms are published.
- The contract details notice is dated after the recorded contract period; the supplied data does not explain this timing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Newark and Sherwood Landscape Sensitivity StudyLAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITEDNewark And Sherwood District Councillandscape sensitivitywind energysolar energyenvironmental services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Newark & Sherwood Landscape Sensitivity Study contract?
LAND USE CONSULTANTS LIMITED, verified against company number 02549296.
What is the published contract value?
£43,365 excluding VAT and £52,038 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 29 October 2025 to 28 April 2026.
What is being delivered?
A landscape sensitivity study for wind and solar energy development, updating the 2014 Newark and Sherwood wind-energy landscape capacity study.
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