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    ContractsDevelopment Viability Training and Support for Local Planning Authorities
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    Development Viability Training and Support for Local Planning Authorities

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    29d
    16 Oct 2026 · in 29 days

    Deliver online development viability training and tailored support to help English local planning authorities strengthen their decision-making capabilities.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 16 Sept 2026· YesterdayviaFind a Tender
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    29d
    16 Oct 2026 · in 29 days

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    • Contract value
      est.£170,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closes
      16 Oct 2026
      29 days left
    • Sector
      Research & Innovation
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

    Lifecycle

    Open

    29 days left to bid. Opened yesterday, deadline 16 Oct 2026.

    16 Sept 202616 Oct 2026

    Brief

    The Planning Advisory Service is seeking a qualified development viability expert to design and deliver a modular online training programme for local planning authorities across England. The expert will create high-quality, reusable learning resources that strengthen planning officers' understanding of development viability and their ability to apply viability considerations effectively in plan-making and decision-making processes. The programme will include a train-the-trainer approach to build internal capacity, comprehensive monitoring and evaluation, and optional bespoke support services for council officers and elected members. This is an opportunity to help planning authorities make better-informed decisions on housing and development projects by improving their viability assessment skills.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-0773ea
    ID
    Buyer
    Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
    Sector
    Research & Innovation