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Streamlining Section 106: developing standard clauses, obligations, guidance and best practice tools

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

Buyer Address: 18 smith square, london, UKI32, sw1p 3hz, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Rachael Ferry-Jones

Contact Email: Rachael.Ferry-Jones@local.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
175000.0 GBP
Published
05 Feb 2026, 15:11
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
26 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Dec 2026, 23:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79100000 - Legal services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
TOWN LEGAL LLP
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) are commissioning a practical S106 support package for local planning authorities (LPAs), which is designed to address longstanding concerns about lengthy, inconsistent, and resource intensive negotiations on S106 agreements. The commission will initially focus on standardised templates and obligations for scales of development that fall within the government’s proposed medium sized category i.e. 10 to 49 homes. The commission is aimed at delivering practical tools built for LPAs that will: Reduce the time taken to complete S106 agreements; Give officers and legal teams clear, consistent wording they can use immediately; Support earlier and more transparent conversations with applicants; and Improve confidence that obligations are legally sound and consistently applied across the sector. The outputs will be designed to meet the needs of LPAs, while also providing the clarity and consistency developers and their legal representatives need to approach negotiations with confidence

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