Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) for the Boston and South Holland Joint Local Plan

Buyer

Boston Borough Council

Value

£85,000

Closes

20 November 2026

Where

Boston, the East Midlands

Type

Open tender

In plain English

Boston Borough Council and South Holland District Council want an outside consultant to carry out an Integrated Impact Assessment, a study that checks how their emerging joint Local Plan (the document that will guide where homes and development go) affects the environment, health, equality and community safety. The estimated value is £85,000.

What the buyer wants

• Carry out an Integrated Impact Assessment that combines Strategic Environmental Assessment, Sustainability Appraisal, Health Impact Assessment, Equality Impact Assessment, Community Safety Impact Assessment and Habitats Regulations Assessment. • Test the emerging joint Local Plan against environmental, social, health, equality and economic considerations. • Build these considerations into plan-making from the start, so they inform the plan as it is developed.

Requirements

What could rule a small business out (our reading of the notice, written with AI): The notice asks for a suitably qualified and experienced consultant but does not state specific qualifications, certifications or experience thresholds, so the main barrier is likely to be showing relevant experience across several specialist impact assessment types, which a very small firm may not have.

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