Notice Information
Notice Title
Local Government's Role in Attracting Investment
Notice Description
This research seeks to build upon a recommendation made by the Local Government Association's (LGA) Force for Growth report, which called for the LGA to build an evidence base and share best practice on 'promoting strategies for attracting and leveraging investment to deliver equitable, sustainable outcomes. Review good practice in strategies for attracting investment: how can the four pillars identified in the Force for Growth report play a part in this; and what is the read across to the four following critical influencing factors o Devolution - what does good sub-regional / regional collaboration look like; who should do what? How do sub-national bodies fit into the picture e.g. Subnational bodies: lessons learned from established and emerging approaches | Local Government Association? o Funding and flexibility - how have councils innovated to maximise their efforts to attract investment; what talent do they need to help achieve this? What services are key? What are key datasets and information that they should provide? o Political leadership - is there a long-term vision and strategy that sets out how the council seeks to attract investment? o Connectivity across tiers - is it levering-in support from across the council, from regional partners and from government? The research should tap into and seek to understand what public and private sector investors (including those overseas) are looking for, reviewing key insights from organisations such as: Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, British Chambers of Commerce, Make UK, Visit England, British Property Federation; it should draw out what they most value when looking to invest; how do they assess one opportunity from another. It should serve as a guide for councils and in devolved areas, how they work with their constituent MSAs. It should also consider what the dynamic looks like for local authorities not yet in a devolved area.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060fb4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007112-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £15,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £15,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 18 Feb 2026 - 29 Apr 2026 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION (LGA)
- Contact Name
- Alexander Howell
- Contact Email
- alex.howell@local.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3HZ
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007112-2026
27th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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