Tender

Future Towns Consultancy

CITY OF YORK COUNCIL

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Tender

05 Sep 2019 at 13:36

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of York Council is seeking a consultant for the "Future Towns Consultancy" project, focused on understanding the changing roles of towns in supporting productivity growth within the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership area. This procurement process falls under the services category, specifically in research and development consultancy, and is currently in the Tender stage. The tender was published on 5th September 2019, with a submission deadline set for 25th September 2019. The consultancy is expected to run from 7th October 2019 until 6th December 2019, with a contract value ranging from £30,000 to £40,000, under an open procurement method for contracts below threshold requirements.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in research and development consultancy services or broader business consultancy. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in socio-economic analysis, urban planning, or technological impact assessments will be especially well-suited to compete. The focus on how smaller towns can innovate and thrive given rapid technological changes makes this an attractive opportunity for SMEs looking to expand their portfolio in consultancy and strategic planning for local authorities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Future Towns Consultancy

Notice Description

The York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership (YNYER LEP) wishes to procure a consultant to help us develop a deeper understanding of the future role that our towns can play in supporting productivity growth across the LEP area, how the nature of these places are likely to change in the wake of unprecedented technological change, and what opportunities and challenges this presents in terms of place-making. This work will guide our future policy, including the content of our Local Industrial Strategy. There has been a focus on the future of cities in the digital age as their economic and social role expands alongside progress in technology and mobility. However, there has been limited attention paid to the future role of market and smaller towns during this period of massive change. To this end, the LEP is currently undertaking separate data analysis to improve our understanding of how the towns across the LEP area function and the challenges they face. This will benchmark the towns in terms of socio-economic data and town centre health, and group the towns based on their challenges and role. This work may identify gaps in our evidence base that will need to be filled by carrying out more targeted research and analysis. We now require a second more conceptual piece of work to identify future trends in how people will work, live, shop and behave, in the towns in areas such as ours, given technological and societal changes. The LEP wishes to procure a consultant to undertake this piece of work, in response to this brief. Using examples of good practise from the UK and beyond, this piece of work should take the data and groupings from the LEP's initial towns work and identify how our towns will need to evolve and change to ensure that they remain successful and distinctive places in the 21st century. In particular, we are keen to improve their productivity and ensure they are appealing, healthy and relevant places to live and work, with active and appealing town centres. This work should take account of the key themes within the Government's national Industrial Strategy.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae69196-bfee-4b15-a276-5eebf0b50005
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£40,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Oct 2019 - 6 Dec 2019 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CITY OF YORK COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YORK
Postcode
YO1 6GA
Post Town
York
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE2 North Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE21 York
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
York
Electoral Ward
Micklegate
Westminster Constituency
York Central

Further Information

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