Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be9-9b23-7056-af7e-378fd940afda/ebct-468-retail-needs-study Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # EBCT 468 Retail Needs Study [Erewash Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/erewash-borough-council) Estimated value £40,000 Published 10 Sept 2026 Deadline 3 days left 21 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Erewash Borough Council (EBC) have started work on a new Local Plan, which will be drawn up using the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2026. EBC are now looking for a contractor to prepare and present a Retail Needs Study to be used by the Planning Policy team to help contribute towards assessing the retail needs of the Borough for the new Local Plan. If needs are identified, the study is to inform on possible allocations or thresholds for town centre uses within or outside town and local centres that should be included in the plan. ## CPV classification Market and economic research; polling and statistics Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-06f641-2026-09-10T09:15:14+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-06f641-2026-09-10T09:15:14+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Erewash Borough Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/erewash-borough-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [EBCT 469 - Employment Land Needs Assessment · Erewash Borough Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-8bd9-7205-9dcf-a5633dc49fd3/ebct-469-employment-land-needs-assessment) [EBCT 472 - Erewash Borough new Local Plan - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) · Erewash Borough Council · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-f61f-7377-96f6-61dfd8332ce8/ebct-472-erewash-borough-new-local-plan-strategic-environmental-assessment) [EBC 471 - Erewash Car Parks Resurfacing and Footpaths Repair Scheme · Erewash Borough Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-2ca6-7304-942f-4873e630c43e/ebc-471-erewash-car-parks-resurfacing-and-footpaths-repair-scheme) [For the provision of a Higher Education Institution to deliver the Step Up to Social Work Programme for the East Midlands Regional Partnership (Cohorts 10 and 11) · Derby City Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-5962-7244-83cb-6f72bf67a3bb/for-the-provision-of-a-higher-education-institution-to-deliver-the-step-up-to-so) [BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity · Bassetlaw District Council · 40 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-57cd-73bf-b1f5-a8a4f0713a79/badc-1727-retford-buttermarket-food-hall-operator-opportunity) [EDC\_5224\_Ebbsfleet Central Infrastructure Works\_ Multi-Utility Company · Ebbsfleet Development Corporation · 2 days left · 20 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-7686-7211-aed4-c8ab1d66ff88/edc-5224-ebbsfleet-central-infrastructure-works-multi-utility-company)