Tender: Consultancy to Update Sustainability, Habitats, Equalities and Health Assessments for Airport National Policy Statement (ANPS) Review

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The Authority is seeking a supplier to provide external consultancy support to update and produce supporting documents for the Airport National Policy Statement (ANPS) review announced by the Secretary of State for Transport on 22 October, including undertaking an Appraisal of Sustainability (AoS), a Habitats Regulations Assessment and other necessary technical work. The review will consider important changes in legislation, policy and data to ensure any proposed scheme meets the Government’s four tests: it contributes to economic growth across the country; it meets air quality obligations; it is consistent with noise commitments; and it aligns with legal obligations on climate change, including net zero. The required outputs to reflect any amendments to the ANPS include a Scoping Report for an Appraisal of Sustainability (including scoping for the Equalities Impact Assessment and Health Impact Analysis), a Habitats Regulations Assessment Methodology Report, an Appraisal of Sustainability, a Habitats Regulations Assessment, an Equalities Impact Assessment and a Health Impact Analysis.