Gen5 Consult Transport Framework 2026-2030 awarded to LDA Design

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Gen5 Consult - Transport, Highways & Infrastructure Consultancy Framework 2026 - 2030

• Hampshire County Council UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-032120

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-060882 (view related notices)

Published 8 April 2026, 4:59pm

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- Lot 6. B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms
Contract 20. Gen5 Consult - Transport, Highways & Infrastructure Consultancy Framework 2026 - 2030 - Lot B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms - LDA Design Consulting LTD Information about tenders Procedure Supplier Contracting authority

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Description

Hampshire County Council (HCC) is seeking to replace its existing Place, Connectivity & Infrastructure Professional Services Framework (ET14110) by establishing a new four-year multi-supplier Framework for the provision of specialist technical transportation and civil engineering professional services, together with infrastructure development and support services. The Framework aims to provide HCC with continued engineering infrastructure and development consultancy services and allows for provision for specialist technical transportation and engineering services.

The Framework includes but is not limited to the following technical professional services:

Lot A - Multi-Disciplinary Services

• Sustainable and accessible transport infrastructure planning services
• Highways, Transportation, Civil and Structural engineering design services
• Design and advice services under Section 278 and 38 of the Highways Act (1980)
• Construction estimating, commercial and financial management services
• Safety audit, engineering and management
• Waste infrastructure and development design services
• Flood and water management and drainage design services
• Ecological and environmental services
• Landscape architecture and design services
• Sustainable and community integration strategic planning
• Infrastructure technology strategy and design services
• Intelligent traffic systems design and advice services

• Building Information Modelling (BIM) services
  B1 - Engineering Design Specialisms

• Bridge and Structural inspections including masonry, reinforced concrete, post tensioned and steel structures

• Infrastructure design services covering developments, minor and specialist street and transportation design services

• Inclusive and Public Realm Design, including transport design services

• 3D and BIM modelling and Visualisations and animations (for engagement purposes)

• Flood and water management services including hydraulic modelling

• LLFAs support and design services

• Highways drainage design services including SuDs

• Development drainage assessment services and design checking services

• Design of small scale waste water treatment plants
  B2 - Transport Planning Specialisms

• Active Travel and healthy streets, including walking and cycling design specialisms, Pedestrian wayfinding signage strategies and Urban area cycle network strategies

• Accessible infrastructure and planning services including inclusive design, low traffic neighbourhoods and school streets

• Future mobility planning services (including local mobility hubs, e-mobility solutions, electric vehicle charging etc.) and Low carbon approaches

• Travel Data and Modelling including Walking and cycling data, Travel and journey modelling, Car parking data, Intelligent traffic data (including queue surveys), TAG Compliant traffic modelling and Real time journey information visualisations, business engagement

• Planning including school travel planning, local travel plans and support

• Business case development and Scheme economic appraisal including Cost Benefit Analysis services, Sustainability appraisals

• Bid application preparations including DfT Full Business Case services, Specialist business case and funding bid support

• Master planning services including Land use / spatial planning services

• Associated general research services
  B3 - Strategic Planning Specialism

• Planning application support services

• Planning appeals support services

• Town & Country planning Act support services

• Strategic & spatial planning services

• Developer and stakeholder engagement services
  B4 - Environmental, Sustainability and Decarbonisation Specialisms

• Air quality zone modelling & assessment

• Air quality, health and environmental research services (in the context of transport)

• Modelling and advice services

• Action plan support services (in the context of transport)

• Vehicle emission modelling / simulation services

• Sustainable travel and transport consultancy services & decarbonisation, including Carbon offsetting advice

• Health impact surveys and assessments including noise monitoring

• Waste management planning

• Environmental audits and Socio-economic appraisals

• Environmental survey, inspection and supervision services including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
  B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms

• Landscape design & management services

• Arboriculture planting & management advice

• Arboriculture surveys & assessments including TPO & felling advice

• Arboriculture and landscape survey, inspection and supervision services

• Ecological & habitat assessments and surveys

• Ecological appraisals and Ecological Impact Assessments

• Protected species surveys & assessment, for animals including but not limited to otters, bats, dormice, etc., or for birds

• Ecological survey, inspection and supervision services
  B6 - Advice and Community Engagement for Active Travel Specialism

• Community engagement services for sustainable travel, such as surveys, school streets, community events

• Applying behavioural change science for sustainable travel solutions

• School engagement services for active travel including cycling and walking
  B7 - Traffic Management, Traffic Order and Parking Consultancy

• Traffic Orders - drafting, consolidation, TRO reviews, variations and amendments

• Digital TRO mapping – Interface with Traffic Order management software

• Signs and lining reviews – including Parking, Speed Limits, Movement Restrictions

• Parking reviews including On-road and Off-road parking and resident parking schemes

• Moving Traffic Enforcement – development and delivery of schemes.

• Low cost Traffic Management measures
  B8 - Street Lighting Design Specialism

• Scoping/feasibility of street lighting projects

• Preliminary and detailed design of lighting schemes, including drawings and schedules, to British and EU standards

• Lighting designs to meet planning consent/conditions, including minimising impact on local ecology

• S278 and S38 street lighting designs with accompanying PFI Certificate of Approval

• Support PFI Street Lighting accrual process
  The new Framework will be divided into nine separate lots. Lot A will deliver larger scale multi-disciplinary consultancy services and Lot B will be sub dividend into eight smaller-scale specialist consultancy services.

The Framework will be available to all Public Bodies within the geographical area of England (e.g. Local Authorities, NHS, Fire, Police, schools etc.), but predominantly those within the South East and South West regions. These public bodies shall be named as ‘Participating Authorities’ for the purposes of this Framework but Hampshire County Council shall remain the named lead ‘Contracting Authority’ for the purposes of this procurement and will retain overall control and ownership of the Framework. This Framework will be an NEC4 Framework Contract, with call-offs through the Framework using the NEC4 Professional Service Contract (PSC) and Professional Service Short Contract (PSSC).

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Lot 6. B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms

Description

• Landscape design & management services
• Arboriculture planting & management advice
• Arboriculture surveys & assessments including TPO & felling advice
• Arboriculture and landscape survey, inspection and supervision services
• Ecological & habitat assessments and surveys
• Ecological appraisals and Ecological Impact Assessments
• Protected species surveys & assessment, for animals including but not limited to otters, bats, dormice, etc., or for birds
• Ecological survey, inspection and supervision services

Contract 20. Gen5 Consult - Transport, Highways & Infrastructure Consultancy Framework 2026 - 2030 - Lot B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms - LDA Design Consulting LTD

Lots

Lot 6. B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms

Supplier

• LDA Design Consulting Ltd

Contract value

• £0 excluding VAT
• £0 including VAT Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

24 March 2026

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

7 April 2026

Earliest date the contract will be signed

27 April 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

• 5 May 2026 to 3 May 2030
• 3 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

Engineering services

Transport systems consultancy services

Environmental engineering consultancy services

Engineering design services

Miscellaneous engineering services

Technical planning services

Urban planning services

Construction-related services

Contract locations

• UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
• UKC - North East (England)
• UKD - North West (England)
• UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
• UKF - East Midlands (England)
• UKG - West Midlands (England)
• UKH - East of England
• UKI - London
• UKJ - South East (England)
• UKK - South West (England)

Information about tenders

Lot 6. B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms

• 11 tenders received
• 7 tenders assessed in the final stage:
  • 4 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
• 1 supplier awarded contracts
• 6 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure

Supplier

LDA Design Consulting Ltd

• Companies House: 09312403 17 Minster Precincts,

Peterborough

PE1 1XX

United Kingdom

Email: tenders@lda-design.co.uk

Region: UKH11 - Peterborough

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 20. Gen5 Consult - Transport, Highways & Infrastructure Consultancy Framework 2026 - 2030 - Lot B5 - Ecological, Landscape & Arboriculture Specialisms - LDA Design Consulting LTD

Contracting authority

Hampshire County Council

• Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHM-7586-PWLP High St, The Castle

Winchester

SO23 8UJ

United Kingdom

Contact name: Procurement Support

Email: Procurement.Support@hants.gov.uk

Website: https://www.hants.gov.uk

Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government