# Community Planning Advice Service \(CPAS\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Westminster City Council](/buyers/westminster-city-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Planning Aid For London
- Award value: £140,000
- Tender value: £140,000
- Award date: 21 February 2025
- Published: 20 March 2025
- Contract start: 21 February 2025
- Contract end: 20 February 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 8176a2a5-2dab-422c-9bff-363a05191bf0-835109
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bdb500ed-a50d-4428-9050-5a0579fa3a60

## Description

The Town Planning Service is exploring options that would enable the establishment of a Community Planning Advice Service \(CPAS\)\. The CPAS would provide independent, supportive and insightful, planning advice and guidance to local communities so that they can engage more effectively in the planning process\. The ambition is to develop a co-ordinated service that can also provide training to those that have been engaged with in relation to emerging development proposals\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8176a2a5-2dab-422c-9bff-363a05191bf0-835109)
