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    ContractsRetail and Town Centre Needs Assessment
    Awarded contract

    Retail and Town Centre Needs Assessment

    Awarded
    £34.4k
    Published 18 Jun 2026

    New Forest District Council is commissioning a consultant to assess retail and town centre vitality and provide evidence-based forecasts and policy recommendations for the District's Local Plan Review.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 18 Jun 2026· 3 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £34.4k
    Published 18 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £34,383
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • LS
      LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    18 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    New Forest District Council is seeking a qualified consultant or consultant team to conduct a comprehensive Retail and Main Town Centre Uses Needs Assessment for the District (excluding the National Park). This assessment will provide critical evidence for the Council's Local Plan Review and Economic Development Strategy. The successful supplier will be responsible for: evaluating the current health and performance of the District's town centres; identifying national retail and town centre trends; delivering quantitative and qualitative forecasts for retail, leisure, and town centre uses through 2043; recommending updates to town centre boundaries and shopping frontages; and developing policy recommendations to support long-term vitality of town and village centres. The consultant will present initial findings to elected members and produce a final report for public evidence. Suppliers must meet the Council's selection criteria based on Best Price Quality Ratio and submit compliant bids to be considered for award.

    Track record

    3 awards · 2 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, New Forest District Council has awarded 3 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Tile Hill Interim & Executive Limited2× · 67%
    2. LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED1× · 33%

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, KPMG LLP, Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-066df6
    NF
    Buyer
    New Forest District Council
    Sector
    Professional Services