Stage 1 SFRA for Erewash Borough Council's new Local Plan.
Erewash Borough Council (EBC) is seeking a contractor to prepare a Stage 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) to support the development of a new Local Plan under the 2025 NPPF. The SFRA will establish an environmental baseline and inform site selection and allocations. The contract is part of an evidence-gathering exercise to submit the Local Plan within 3 years. No specific qualifications or set-asides are mentioned, but experience in flood risk assessment and local planning is likely required. The scale is implied to be a single-stage assessment with no stated duration or value.