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title: "Consultancy Services - Creative Industries Evidence Review and Action Plan"
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# Consultancy Services - Creative Industries Evidence Review and Action Plan

Buyer: FALMOUTH EXETER PLUS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3abee037-cbd7-4913-be38-1bdcd733ed00

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## Summary

The Falmouth Exeter Plus, as the buying organisation, has completed an award process for the consultancy services contract titled "Consultancy Services - Creative Industries Evidence Review and Action Plan" in the Research and development consultancy services category. The procurement stage was open, with a tender period ending on June 2, and a contract period starting on June 3 and ending on June 4. The contract value was £25,000, with Falmouth Exeter Plus choosing The Audience Agency as the supplier located in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses, especially SMEs and VCSEs, in the creative industry sector. Businesses well-suited to compete are those offering research and development consultancy services. The award date was June 20, with the contract lasting from August 4 to November 6. The contract issued by Falmouth Exeter Plus signifies a focus on supporting economic growth in Cornwall's creative and cultural sectors through strategic action planning and stakeholder engagement, creating potential for impactful contributions from innovative and collaborative businesses.

## Notice

The CIoS Local Enterprise Partnership's Creative Industry Sector Body , is seeking the services of a consultant to undertake this work, which includes the following three phases: * Phase 1: Data review To identify the baseline data. This will include the identification of the existing infrastructure and latest available evidence on the size and scale of the creative and cultural sectors in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly and to conduct a desk-based review of recently commissioned reports and their recommendations for action. * Phase 2: Consultation and comparator area review To undertake a light-touch consultation exercise with local civic leaders, businesses and organisations operating in the creative and cultural sectors and to provide a high-level review of comparator areas. This will include, where possible, an assessment of how other universities have maximised their role as local anchor institutions, rooted in the local community, to support creative and cultural sector businesses in their regions. * Phase 3: Action plan To work with the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly's Creative Industries Sector Body to develop an Action Plan that clearly sets out an ambitious pathway to sustainable economic growth for Cornwall's creative and cultural sectors. The Action Plan will provide the Creative Industry Sector Body with a call to action and route to achieving greater opportunity, access, infrastructure, and investment in our cultural and creative industries. It will support Falmouth University and the University of Exeter to use their world-leading research in creative disciplines to generate impact with creative and cultural industry businesses and drive the resulting social, economic, and environmental benefits. The Action Plan will also be used as a framework to influence future local and national Government decision and policy making on what rural, semi-rural and coastal areas, like Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, need to increase resilience and maxim

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c2fc44c-c37b-4087-8cb1-ad5cefa002ce |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 3 Aug 2023 - 6 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000 |
| 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 | FALMOUTH EXETER PLUS |
| Locality | PENRYN, CORNWALL |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR10 9FE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan |
| Westminster constituency | Camborne and Redruth |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE AUDIENCE AGENCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

## Release History

- 13 Nov 2023 at 10:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c2fc44c-c37b-4087-8cb1-ad5cefa002ce

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c2fc44c-c37b-4087-8cb1-ad5cefa002ce
  13th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=66982&B=FXPLUS
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/105170
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://fxplus.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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