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CotswoldsPlus Local Visitor Economy Data Platform to Include Support and Maintenance

Cotswold District Council

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09 Oct 2026 at 16:28

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cotswold District Council, through the CotswoldsPlus Local Visitor Economy Partnership, is seeking a provider to create and support a data platform for the regional visitor economy. The platform must bring together data from varied sources, present live and ingested data clearly, support custom reporting and generate insights into visitor demographics, attitudes and behaviour, as well as economic trends. It is intended to establish shared measurement standards and help shift the focus from visitor numbers to higher-quality engagement and spending, while spreading visits away from destinations experiencing over-tourism. The platform must support multiple partners and user groups through managed access permissions and be capable of commercialisation, such as paid access or paywalled insights. The work is for the Cotswolds area. This is a software development and data platform service (CPV 72212600).

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The submission deadline set was 9 November 2026 at 17:00, with the planned award decision by 1 December 2026 at 23:59. The contract was scheduled to run from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2030, with an optional two-year extension available in two 12-month periods. The stated estimated value is £280,000 excluding VAT (£350,000 including VAT). There is one lot. Bids are assessed on quality, weighted at 70%, and price, weighted at 30%. Offers may be submitted electronically in English through the buyer's stated online submission service.

This opportunity suits a supplier able to design and deliver a data platform that integrates varied data sources and makes both live and ingested information useful to a range of users. Strong capabilities in analytics, reporting and translating visitor, behavioural and economic data into practical insights will be important. The platform must handle access permissions across multiple partners and user groups, and support a viable commercial model that could sustain it beyond the initial project. Suppliers should be equipped to provide ongoing support and maintenance as well as implementation. The requirement also favours experience in visitor economy or destination data, including measurement standards and approaches that encourage higher-value engagement and spread visitor activity between destinations. Quality carries greater evaluation weight than price.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CotswoldsPlus Local Visitor Economy Data Platform to Include Support and Maintenance

Notice Description

CotswoldsPlus Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) seeks a suitably qualified provider to deliver a data platform that provides an excellent overview of the performance of the regional visitor economy, that helps to establish regional measurement standards for visitor economy performance, and provides deep insights into visitor demographics, attitudes and behaviour, as well as economic trends within the visitor economy. The platform will be designed to deliver on the following: 1. Switching emphasis from driving visitor numbers to driving higher quality of engagement and volume of spend. 2. Dispersal of visitors to reduce over-tourism in some LVEP destinations and growing visits in others. The requirement is for the creation of a data platform that can: * Link to and ingest data from varied sources * Display live and ingested data in user-friendly ways * Allow for custom reporting * Produce useful insights from all data * Provide an access permission structure that facilitates easy administration across multiple partners and user groups * Be commercialised (e.g. paywalls to specific insights, or paid platform access), allowing the platform to continue beyond the scope of this three-year project.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: optional extension period of 2 years split into 2x 12 month periods

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078519
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095815-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72212600 - Database and operating software development services

72212610 - Database software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£280,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20263 days ago
Submission Deadline
9 Nov 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2030 3-4 years
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
Cotswold District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CIRENCESTER
Postcode
GL7 1PX
Postcode Area
Gloucester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
Local Authority
Cotswold
Electoral Ward
Watermoor
Westminster Constituency
South Cotswolds

Further Information

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