Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ccf-e691-7153-8730-a7f67671a911/retail-and-leisure-needs-assessment awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Retail and Leisure Needs Assessment [The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-royal-borough-of-kingston-upon-thames) Estimated value £36,000 Published 6 Dec 2023 Deadline Closed 12 Oct 2023 ## 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 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames Council ("the Council") is preparing a new Local Plan to replace the adopted Core Strategy 2012 and Kingston Town Centre Area Action Plan 2008. The new Local Plan will set out a spatial strategy that identifies where the growth that needs to be accommodated within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ("the Borough") will be located. An evidence base is required to support new policies and proposals in the Local Plan as well as assess planning applications. The Council is therefore seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to a Retail and Leisure Needs Assessment that:\\r \\r - reviews recent trends and changes to planning policy and legislation;\\r - includes a review of the Borough's town centres;\\r - identifies the need for retail uses;\\r - identifies the need for leisure uses;\\r - set outs out the implications for planning policy resulting from the analysis and provides recommendations on a strategy to accommodate future growth. ## CPV classification Building consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/ebc2f775-211d-4ae5-b434-7c816bb8c294) 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 The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-royal-borough-of-kingston-upon-thames) [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)