AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Chesterfield Borough Council has awarded and signed a contract with AECOM LIMITED for environmental assessment work supporting the Chesterfield Local Plan: a Habitats Regulations Assessment and a Sustainability Appraisal including Strategic Environmental Assessment.
Published outcomeAECOM LIMITED is the sole named supplier for award and contract 1. The contract is active, signed on 19 October 2026, and scheduled to run from 23 October 2026 to 5 June 2029.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition environmental-services engagement valued at £44,340 excluding VAT (£53,208 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
AECOM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 44340 GBP · verified; active award and contract
View supporting evidence
Verified supplier record matches Companies House number 01846493; award 1 names AECOM LIMITED and contract 1 is linked to award 1. Contract value is £44,340 excluding VAT and applies to the single contract.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 19 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Release history and contract document record datePublished: 2026-10-19T09:54:00+01:00.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 19 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned: 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract term
99% confidence23 October 2026 to 5 June 2029
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.startDate and period.endDate.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£44,340
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amount: 44340, currency GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£53,208
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 value.amountGross: 53208, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence23 October 2026
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.startDate.
Contract end
99% confidence5 June 2029
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 period.endDate.
Estimated renewal point
86% confidenceAround 5 June 2029, if the stated end date remains unchanged
View supporting evidence
Estimate derived solely from the explicit contract end date; no extension or renewal option is published.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceHabitats Regulations Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal including Strategic Environmental Assessment
View supporting evidence
Process and tender description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
View supporting evidence
Award 1 mainProcurementCategory: services.
CPV classification
99% confidence90700000 — Environmental services
View supporting evidence
Award item additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKF, United Kingdom
View supporting evidence
Award item delivery address region: UKF.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
View supporting evidence
Tender contains lot 1; award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethod: limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — limited competition
View supporting evidence
Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 aboveThreshold: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation outcomes not published
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract identifier
99% confidence1
View supporting evidence
Contract record id: 1.
Linked award
99% confidenceAward 1
View supporting evidence
Contract 1 awardID: 1.
VAT treatment
99% confidencePublished values provide both excluding-VAT and gross amounts
View supporting evidence
Contract value includes amount £44,340 and amountGross £53,208.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is named for the sole published lot and linked active contract
View supporting evidence
One tender lot, award 1 supplier AECOM LIMITED, and contract 1 linked to award 1.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe published £44,340 excluding-VAT amount is a contract-level value, not a separate lot allocation
View supporting evidence
Value appears on contract 1; the notice does not publish a standalone lot value.
Market route
99% confidenceThe buyer used below-threshold limited competition rather than an openly competed above-threshold procedure
View supporting evidence
Tender procedure detail and contract aboveThreshold field.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Notice completeness
99% confidenceContract signature, term, value, supplier, scope and procedure are published; bid counts, scoring and award rationale are not supplied.
View supporting evidence
Published contract and award data contain the former fields but no competition metrics or evaluation narrative.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
View supporting evidence
Lot 1 record supplies only its ID and status.
Renewal information
99% confidenceNo extension or renewal provisions are published.
View supporting evidence
Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender dates, submission deadline, bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdown.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published; any timing indication based on 5 June 2029 is an estimate from the stated contract end date, not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Chesterfield Local PlanAECOM LIMITEDChesterfield Borough CouncilHabitats Regulations AssessmentSustainability AppraisalStrategic Environmental Assessmentenvironmental services
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Chesterfield Local Plan contract?
AECOM LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 01846493.
What is the contract value?
£44,340 excluding VAT, with a published gross value of £53,208.
When does the contract run?
It is scheduled to run from 23 October 2026 to 5 June 2029.
What services are covered?
A Habitats Regulations Assessment and a Sustainability Appraisal including Strategic Environmental Assessment.
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.