Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c71-6390-7001-8343-294344855f49/local-housing-needs-assessment closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Local Housing Needs Assessment [capitalEsourcing](https://tendernation.io/buyers/capitalesourcing) Open field Estimated value £20,000 to £50,000 Published 10 Mar 2021 Deadline Closed 29 Mar 2021 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 The Council is looking to commission a Local Housing Needs Assessment (LHNA) study to help inform our new Local Plan, the document which will set out the vision for future development in the Borough over the next 20 years. The successful bidder will be required to undertake a LHNA in accordance with the NPPF and the accompanying Planning Practice Guidance on housing needs. The LHNA will help the Council determine the need for market and affordable housing across the Borough. The LHNA will also include the need for specialist forms of housing such as housing for older people (sheltered, enhanced sheltered, extra care and care home beds across all tenures), HMOs, large-scale purpose-built shared living, self-build and custom build, student accommodation, households with disabilities and wheelchair requirements, reablement accommodation, existing and potential hostel users, service personnel, family housing and private renting households including build to rent schemes. In addition, the study will inform the breakdown (size, type, tenure) of affordable (we call this community housing), and market housing. The LHNA should be a robust evidence base document to inform planning policies and able to withstand scrutiny at the relevant stages of public consultation and subsequent public examination. It must take into account not only the national, but also London-wide planning policies, as well as ongoing national planning reforms and Government consultations on relevant issues. Read full description ## CPV classification Architectural, engineering and planning services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/63bad595-4da4-44ee-986d-96e8e1460099) 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 capitalEsourcing: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/capitalesourcing) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Architectural, design and building consultancy services - Dalby Visitor Centre · Forestry Commission · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15552-1b8a-7041-80fb-e4943876fc38/architectural-design-and-building-consultancy-services-dalby-visitor-centre) [Asbestos Management Framework · Home Group · 25 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-5fff-736e-ae2e-0c8a400c7297/asbestos-management-framework) [Infrastructure works consultancy services – Contrôle extérieur des chaussées · Collectivité européenne d Alsace · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1730-733b-8247-a32bbbe2211c/france-infrastructure-works-consultancy-services-controle-exterieur-des-chau) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Būvprojekta izstrāde un autoruzraudzība fasādes siltināšanai kārtās Dzirciema ielā 16, Rīgā – 1.kārta, C korpuss · Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-3915-73d1-83e6-c378f9f7a926/latvia-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-buvp) [Technical assistance services – Suivi et gestion de chantiers de réhabilitation de sites pollués · SPAQuE · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-155e-73c2-a593-9e17375422ac/belgium-technical-assistance-services-suivi-et-gestion-de-chantiers-de-rehab) [Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services – Single Party Framework Agreement for Architect Led Integrated Design Team Services for Fire Safety Remediation Works for Dublin City Council · Dublin City Council · 5 days left · 23 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-0a15-7156-849b-5a223dd6d615/ireland-architectural-construction-engineering-and-inspection-services-sin)