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title: "Town Centre Recovery and Development Plans for NHDC - AWARD"
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# Town Centre Recovery and Development Plans for NHDC - AWARD

Buyer: NHDC REGULATORY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-03076925-f9bd-4a9d-ab78-c5cbd2f8a68f

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## Summary

The procurement process concerns the Town Centre Recovery and Development Plans for North Hertfordshire District Council (NHDC), which recently concluded. The award was announced on 21st January 2022, with the contract commencing on 31st January and running until 31st March 2022. The procurement method was an open procedure within the services category, particularly focused on research and development consultancy. The main requirement involved working with stakeholders to develop COVID recovery and long-term strategies for key market towns in the district, including Hitchin, Baldock, Royston, and Letchworth Garden City, located in the East of England.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consultancy firms specialising in urban planning, economic development, and community engagement. Businesses with experience in devising recovery strategies and town centre development would be particularly well-suited to compete in similar future tenders. Given the emphasis on comprehensive planning to enhance the resilience of town centres post-COVID, firms that can demonstrate expertise in stakeholder collaboration and long-term strategic frameworks will likely find advantageous prospects within this market.

## Notice

NHDC wishes to commission a consultant to help them and their partners devise covid recovery and development plans for each of the main towns in the district. The district of North Hertfordshire has three market towns, Hitchin, Baldock and Royston, and Letchworth Garden City, the world's first Garden City. The strengths and character of each town centre differs as does their resilience to the impacts of the Covid pandemic. See section 5 below for more information about the towns. Within this context, as a part of the North Herts Welcome Back Fund programme, the Council wishes to work with key stakeholders in each town to map out a) a high level strategic and effective covid recovery plan for its town centres in the short term together with b) a medium- and longer- term development strategy framework to assist the town centres develop successfully over the next decade. As part of the council's emerging Local Plan, Policy SP4 Town Centres, Local Centres and Community Shops makes reference to reviewing each of its town centre strategies. This work will commence within 12 months of the adoption of the Local Plan and will inform whether it is necessary to review the retail strategy set out in the local Plan. This commission will help inform the scope of work associated with review of the town centre strategies. The Council is seeking suitability experienced consultancy support with this initial strategic work in preparing plans for each of its town centres.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81f5753a-3c74-4766-b249-9cf8b0284c91 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Feb 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 26 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jan 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Jan 2022 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £39,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHDC REGULATORY |
| Locality | GERNON ROAD |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG6 3JF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | North Hertfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Letchworth South West |
| Westminster constituency | North East Hertfordshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLE & PLACES PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 4 Feb 2022 at 12:19 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81f5753a-3c74-4766-b249-9cf8b0284c91
- 4 Feb 2022 at 12:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81f5753a-3c74-4766-b249-9cf8b0284c91

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81f5753a-3c74-4766-b249-9cf8b0284c91
  4th February 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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