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    ContractsLocal Plan Support Contracts for English Planning Interventions
    Awarded contract

    Local Plan Support Contracts for English Planning Interventions

    Status
    Awarded
    Published 29 May 2026

    MHCLG has awarded three contracts worth up to £28 million to provide specialist planning support for Local Plan interventions in England, with individual commissions issued case-by-case.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 29 May 2026· 5 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Status
    Awarded
    Published 29 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      Not disclosed
      Source did not declare a figure
    • Tender closed
      20 Nov 2025
      11 months ago
    • Sector
      Engineering
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    3 suppliers
    • OA
      OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED
    Lead contractor
  1. AE
    AECOM LTD
    Consortium partner
  2. TT
    Turner & Townsend Project Management Ltd
    Consortium partner
  3. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 5 months ago.

    29 May 2026Today20 Nov 2025

    Brief

    The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has awarded three contracts to provide specialist planning expertise for potential intervention actions in Local Plans across England. These contracts are already awarded and published for transparency. Contract scope includes: undertaking background research and reports on Local Plans; preparing Ministerial advice for MHCLG officials; and providing specialist support to prepare, develop, and progress Local Plans through to adoption if the Secretary of State approves intervention action. Key details: • Combined maximum value: £28 million (excluding VAT) for the initial term to 31 March 2029 • Three contracts awarded to manage supplier capacity and conflict of interest issues • Work is commission-based, issued case-by-case by MHCLG • No guaranteed minimum work allocation or spend commitments • Optional 12-month extension available, extending to 31 March 2030 This is a transparency notice for already-awarded contracts. Interested suppliers should note that future commission opportunities may be available on a competitive basis.

    Track record

    3 awards · 2 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In engineering, MINISTRY OF HOUSING COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT has awarded 3 contracts to 2 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. Currie & Brown UK Limited2× · 67%
    2. OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED1× · 33%

    Across engineering, the most active winners are AECOM LTD, WSP UK LIMITED, OVE ARUP PARTNERS LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    db8a4c46-73d4-4347-85c7-c829173e0a1c-899323

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    Sector
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