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RFT260108 Pre-qualified Register of Town Planning Consultants

Issued by Central Highlands Regional Council · via VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities

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Published
20 Oct 2026
Closes
10 Nov 2026, 02:00 UTC
Reference
VP530260
Location
Queensland, Australia
Sector
Financial & Professional Services

At a glance

Central Highlands Regional Council in Australia has published a tender in financial & professional services: “RFT260108 Pre-qualified Register of Town Planning Consultants”. Submissions close on 10 November 2026, 19 days from today. Quote reference VP530260 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 14 notices from this buyer since 2026, 10 of them currently open. There are 56 open financial & professional services notices in Australia on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through VendorPanel Public Tenders — Australian councils, agencies & utilities, not through FreeTender.

Details

Council is seeking to establish a register of town planning consultants to:

Assess development applications on council’s behalf when application loads are high or internal resourcing is limited. The consultant panel will also assist with the assessment of development applications where council has a real or perceived conflict of interest, for example, where council is the landowner or applicant for a development application.

Assist in the task of duty planner function where required to assist the team with customer requests by phone and email.

Assess applications for development incentives or grants under the Economic Stimulus Policy on council’s behalf when the application loads are high or internal resourcing is limited.

Assist with the delivery of strategic planning projects when internal capacity is limited or during periods of leave.

Council are seeking to create a shortlist register of preferred suppliers so that council can request detailed quotations from during the contract period. Town planning consultants may nominate to be part of the register for development assessment and/or strategic land use tasks.

Buyer: Central Highlands Regional Council

Buyer location: Batts St, Emerald, Queensland 4720, Australia

VendorPanel reference: VP530260

Buyer's reference: RFT260108

Opens: Tuesday 20 October 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Closes: Tuesday 10 November 2026 12:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Supplier query cut-off: Monday 09 November 2026 12:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Expected decision: Tuesday 17 November 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Categories: Architecture & Urban Design & Planning Services; 1: Land Use Planning; 2: Urban Design & Master Planning

Regions of service: Queensland; 1: Brisbane; 2: Central West; 3: Darling Downs; 4: Far North; 5: Fitzroy; 6: Gold Coast; 7: Mackay; 8: North West; 9: Northern; 10: South West; 11: Sunshine Coast; 12: West Moreton; 13: Wide Bay-Burnett; All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

Tender documents: 6

Published on VendorPanel Public Tenders. Documents and responses require free VendorPanel supplier registration.

Context for bidders

We hold 14 notices from Central Highlands Regional Council, going back to September 2026 — 10 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Financial & Professional Services and Energy & Power. There are 56 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in Australia. This one closes in 19 days.

Before you bid on this tender

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  • Confirm the exact closing date and time (and time zone) on the official portal — deadlines are strict and can be revised by a corrigendum.
  • Read the full notice and every attached document, including the scope, specifications and any bill of quantities or terms of reference.
  • Check the eligibility criteria — prior similar experience, annual turnover, certifications and registrations — and make sure you qualify before investing effort.
  • Prepare any earnest-money deposit (EMD) or bid security and the required formats early; missing or wrongly-formatted documents are a common cause of rejection.
  • Note how bids must be submitted (online or physical), in what format, and whether a digital signature or portal registration is required.
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