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28833 Community Cohesion Strategy

Plymouth City Council

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01 Sep 2026 at 14:52

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Plymouth City Council, with City Leadership Group partners, commissioned specialist support to develop a city-wide Community Cohesion Strategy and accompanying delivery framework for Plymouth. The four-stage programme covers inception and assessment; stakeholder and community engagement; strategy co-production and launch; and implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning. Work includes reviewing evidence and data, interviewing stakeholders, engaging communities, analysing local needs and opportunities, creating a cohesive communities strategy aligned with the Plymouth Plan, and developing delivery and evaluation arrangements. The appointed provider also supplies technical support during implementation, helping with strategic development, partnership engagement, governance, monitoring and capacity building across the city. This is a public-sector research and development consultancy service, rather than direct council service delivery, capital works, infrastructure or individual community-project delivery.

The procurement is complete and the single lot was awarded through a below-threshold limited competition. The selected supplier is The Cohesion and Integration Network. The contract was signed on 21 August 2026, with an award date not separately stated, and runs from 1 September 2026 to 30 November 2027. Its value is £125,000 excluding VAT and £130,000 including VAT. The contract is active. Evaluation was conducted within a limited competition for consultancy services, with the requirement focused on delivering the specified community cohesion strategy, framework and implementation support. The opportunity was not divided into multiple competing lots: the complete requirement was contained in one lot for Plymouth-wide delivery. The procurement is below the applicable threshold.

This award indicates demand from Plymouth City Council for specialist community-cohesion and strategic research consultancy, delivered across a whole city and involving senior partnership working. A credible future competitor would need to combine evidence and data analysis with stakeholder interviews, community engagement, local-needs assessment and strategy development. Experience of co-producing strategies with communities and public-sector partners would be relevant, as would the ability to align policy with an existing local plan. Suppliers should be able to design practical delivery, monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, support governance and partnership arrangements, and provide technical advice during implementation. Capacity-building skills are important because the requirement extends beyond producing a report to strengthening local capability. The scope suits established consultancy, research, social-policy or community-engagement organisations able to manage a structured multi-stage programme.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

28833 Community Cohesion Strategy

Notice Description

Plymouth City Council, alongside City Leadership Group partners, seeks to procure specialist support to develop a city-wide Community Cohesion Strategy and accompanying delivery framework for Plymouth. The requirement covers a four-stage programme comprising: inception and assessment; stakeholder and community engagement; strategy co-production and launch; and implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL). The appointed provider will undertake evidence and data reviews, stakeholder interviews, community engagement activities, analysis of local needs and opportunities, development of a cohesive communities strategy aligned to the Plymouth Plan, creation of a delivery and evaluation framework, and ongoing technical support during implementation. The commission is intended to support strategic development, partnership engagement, governance, monitoring and capacity-building activity across the city. Out of scope are the direct delivery of mainstream council services, long-term programme implementation beyond the agreed support period, capital works, infrastructure projects, and the procurement of individual community projects that may subsequently be commissioned through the ringfenced local investment fund.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06efb1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082739-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
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
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 30 Nov 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Plymouth City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL1 3BJ
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
St Peter and the Waterfront
Westminster Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THE COHESION AND INTEGRATION NETWORK

Further Information

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