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Town Centre Recovery and Development Plans for NHDC - AWARD

NHDC REGULATORY

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process concerns the Town Centre Recovery and Development Plans for North Hertfordshire District Council (NHDC), which recently concluded. The award was announced on 21st January 2022, with the contract commencing on 31st January and running until 31st March 2022. The procurement method was an open procedure within the services category, particularly focused on research and development consultancy. The main requirement involved working with stakeholders to develop COVID recovery and long-term strategies for key market towns in the district, including Hitchin, Baldock, Royston, and Letchworth Garden City, located in the East of England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consultancy firms specialising in urban planning, economic development, and community engagement. Businesses with experience in devising recovery strategies and town centre development would be particularly well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Given the emphasis on comprehensive planning to enhance the resilience of town centres post-COVID, firms that can demonstrate expertise in stakeholder collaboration and long-term strategic frameworks will likely find advantageous prospects within this market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Town Centre Recovery and Development Plans for NHDC - AWARD

Notice Description

NHDC wishes to commission a consultant to help them and their partners devise covid recovery and development plans for each of the main towns in the district. The district of North Hertfordshire has three market towns, Hitchin, Baldock and Royston, and Letchworth Garden City, the world's first Garden City. The strengths and character of each town centre differs as does their resilience to the impacts of the Covid pandemic. See section 5 below for more information about the towns. Within this context, as a part of the North Herts Welcome Back Fund programme, the Council wishes to work with key stakeholders in each town to map out a) a high level strategic and effective covid recovery plan for its town centres in the short term together with b) a medium- and longer- term development strategy framework to assist the town centres develop successfully over the next decade. As part of the council's emerging Local Plan, Policy SP4 Town Centres, Local Centres and Community Shops makes reference to reviewing each of its town centre strategies. This work will commence within 12 months of the adoption of the Local Plan and will inform whether it is necessary to review the retail strategy set out in the local Plan. This commission will help inform the scope of work associated with review of the town centre strategies. The Council is seeking suitability experienced consultancy support with this initial strategic work in preparing plans for each of its town centres.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81f5753a-3c74-4766-b249-9cf8b0284c91
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£25,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£39,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
26 Jan 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
31 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2022 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NHDC REGULATORY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
GERNON ROAD
Postcode
SG6 3JF
Post Town
Stevenage
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
North Hertfordshire
Electoral Ward
Letchworth South West
Westminster Constituency
North East Hertfordshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PEOPLE & PLACES PARTNERSHIP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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