The Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services. The post will deal with the determination of a range of planning applications, including major developments, within the statutory timescales which are nationally set. The post will also provide detailed pre-application advice to paying customers within the Council's stipulated timescales. The post will hold a caseload of 20-40 planning applications at any one time. The post will also pick up occasional planning applications across the partnership at Boston and East Lindsey Council's. The post will support the Principal Planning Officer and Development Manager in the management of planning application cases and also offer pre-application advice to customers (both external and internal) for large/major and sensitive projects. The post will produce detailed reports for each application, including for the Planning Committee - which the post will also attend to present items to the Elected Members on behalf of the Service. The post will undertake site visits in association with planning applications and pre-application advice submissions. This will include physical attendance in the Council Office on a fortnightly basis

Procurement Act 2023

Direct award This Transparency Notice is issued in accordance with Section 44 of the Procurement Act 2023 and Regulation 26 of the Procurement Regulations 2024. The Council intends to enter into a direct award contract with Yimby Ltd for the continued provision of specialist consultancy services. Only one contract has been awarded. System automatically requires the information for a 2nd contract which is entered with zero value. The direct award is made pursuant to Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 and the justification set out in Schedule 5 concerning the absence of competition for technical reasons. The Council has determined that the continuation of the existing consultant's services is necessary to maintain continuity of delivery across ongoing projects and workstreams. Through the current engagement, the consultant has developed detailed knowledge of the Council's requirements, project objectives, governance arrangements, key stakeholders and operational processes, together with specialist expertise that is highly important to the effective and timely delivery of the services. This knowledge and expertise cannot be replicated within a reasonable timeframe without adversely impacting service delivery.