Notice Information
Notice Title
Westborough & Park Barn - Engagement Consultant
Notice Description
Guildford Borough Council is seeking an Engagement Consultant to support the early stages of the Westborough & Park Barn Better Homes Programme - a Council-led initiative to develop a long-term strategy for improving housing quality, sustainability, and community facilities across two adjacent estates. The strategy will be developed through meaningful community engagement and may lead to future works such as home upgrades, redevelopment, and public realm improvements. The consultant will lead resident engagement across RIBA Stages 0-2 during the development of the strategy, starting with early community conversations to shape a shared vision and define the brief for design and technical work. The Stage 0 findings will also determine the level of engagement needed in later stages (e.g. consultation, participatory design, or co-design). Working closely with the Council's project and communications teams, the consultant will plan and facilitate engagement activities, coordinate feedback with the design team, and ensure residents' views are clearly reflected in emerging proposals.
Planning Information
Engagement Session Details: Format: In-person session with an option to attend online Date: To be confirmed Location: Guildford Borough Council Offices or alternative location TBC if required. Briefing Pack: A briefing pack will be issued to all registered attendees prior to the session Suppliers interested in attending are invited to submit an expression of interest by emailing procurement@guildford.gov.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d7dc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070043-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79411000 - General management consultancy services
79415200 - Design consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Oct 20256 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Nov 20256 days to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GUILDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@guildford.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GUILDFORD
- Postcode
- GU2 4BB
- Post Town
- Guildford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ25 West Surrey
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Guildford
- Electoral Ward
- St Nicolas
- Westminster Constituency
- Guildford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070043-2025
31st October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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