Tender: Erewash Borough Council – Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for New Local Plan

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Erewash Borough Council is seeking a contractor to manage the end-to-end production of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for its new Local Plan, to be prepared in conformity with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (August 2026). The supplier will guide the scope and content of the Plan’s land-use policies and subject emerging spatial options to a robust, proportionate sustainability framework. The Planning Policy team is developing the evidence base with the aim of finalising the Plan within the next 2.5 years, with Gateway 1 timetabled for the end of October 2026. The contract is a retained arrangement over 28 months to align with adoption scheduled for March 2029 (which could extend to the legal deadline in May 2029); the contractor will not be expected to be working continuously throughout this period.