Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c63-10eb-73c1-800b-8d3af8354071/highways-development-management-consultancy-support awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Highways Development Management Consultancy Support [Buckinghamshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/buckinghamshire-county-council) Open field Estimated value £1,750,000 Published 17 Sept 2019 Deadline Closed 21 Oct 2019 ## 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. - 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 Procurement of the Highways Development Management Consultancy Support that has local knowledge of transport issues within Buckinghamshire. The scale and nature of growth in Buckinghamshire and the number of national highway infrastructure projects in the area means that there is a need for responsive and specialist highways development management consultancy support to supplement the existing expertise in the Highways Development Management Team. Buckinghamshire is an area of increased housing growth with an identified 45,000 new homes required to be delivered across the County by 2023 as identified in Buckinghamshire's five Local Plans. In addition there are significant national highway infrastructure projects that affect the Council such as: High Speed 2, East West Rail, Western Rail Access to Heathrow and Oxford to Cambridge Express Way and growth arc. The Highways Development Management Team is consulted on over 3000 applications each year from the five local planning authorities in Buckinghamshire and have a national target to respond to 72% of all planning applications within 21 days. The team also input into strategic plans such as Local Plans. Therefore, in order to fulfil these obligations there is a necessity for specialist highways development support in times of increase application demand and specialist support for more complicated developments, MDAs, major infrastructure projects and provide expert witness support at enquiries. The team are looking for a Consultancy that has a proven track record in providing Highways Development management Consultancy support at the highest level. If your organisation wishes to participate in this process, you need to register with the Buckinghamshire Business Portal and express an interest in this opportunity. You will be unable to take part if you do no register on the Portal and express an interest in the opportunity. Link to the Portal [supplybucksbusiness.org.uk](http://www.supplybucksbusiness.org.uk) Tenders must be returned via Buckinghamshire Business Portal. The tender return date is midday 21.10.2019. Read full description ## CPV classification Business and management consultancy and related services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f40c659c-bde1-482c-af08-1a7558e0bd74) 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. 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