--- title: "Future Towns Consultancy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CITY OF YORK COUNCIL" published: "2019-09-05" --- # Future Towns Consultancy Buyer: CITY OF YORK COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-61b32a04-cf4f-4045-87da-4b8d8167e832.json) ## Summary The City of York Council is seeking a consultant for the "Future Towns Consultancy" project, focused on understanding the changing roles of towns in supporting productivity growth within the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership area. This procurement process falls under the services category, specifically in research and development consultancy, and is currently in the Tender stage. The tender was published on 5th September 2019, with a submission deadline set for 25th September 2019. The consultancy is expected to run from 7th October 2019 until 6th December 2019, with a contract value ranging from £30,000 to £40,000, under an open procurement method for contracts below threshold requirements. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in research and development consultancy services or broader business consultancy. Companies that can demonstrate expertise in socio-economic analysis, urban planning, or technological impact assessments will be especially well-suited to compete. The focus on how smaller towns can innovate and thrive given rapid technological changes makes this an attractive opportunity for SMEs looking to expand their portfolio in consultancy and strategic planning for local authorities. ## Notice The York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership (YNYER LEP) wishes to procure a consultant to help us develop a deeper understanding of the future role that our towns can play in supporting productivity growth across the LEP area, how the nature of these places are likely to change in the wake of unprecedented technological change, and what opportunities and challenges this presents in terms of place-making. This work will guide our future policy, including the content of our Local Industrial Strategy. There has been a focus on the future of cities in the digital age as their economic and social role expands alongside progress in technology and mobility. However, there has been limited attention paid to the future role of market and smaller towns during this period of massive change. To this end, the LEP is currently undertaking separate data analysis to improve our understanding of how the towns across the LEP area function and the challenges they face. This will benchmark the towns in terms of socio-economic data and town centre health, and group the towns based on their challenges and role. This work may identify gaps in our evidence base that will need to be filled by carrying out more targeted research and analysis. We now require a second more conceptual piece of work to identify future trends in how people will work, live, shop and behave, in the towns in areas such as ours, given technological and societal changes. The LEP wishes to procure a consultant to undertake this piece of work, in response to this brief. Using examples of good practise from the UK and beyond, this piece of work should take the data and groupings from the LEP's initial towns work and identify how our towns will need to evolve and change to ensure that they remain successful and distinctive places in the 21st century. In particular, we are keen to improve their productivity and ensure they are appealing, healthy and relevant places to live and work, with active and appealing town centres. This work should take account of the key themes within the Government's national Industrial Strategy. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae69196-bfee-4b15-a276-5eebf0b50005 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Sep 2019 | | Submission deadline | 25 Sep 2019 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Oct 2019 - 6 Dec 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £40,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CITY OF YORK COUNCIL | | Locality | YORK | | Post town | York | | Postcode | YO1 6GA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE2 North Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE21 York | | Local authority | York | | Electoral ward | Micklegate | | Westminster constituency | York Central | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 5 Sep 2019 at 13:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae69196-bfee-4b15-a276-5eebf0b50005 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9ae69196-bfee-4b15-a276-5eebf0b50005 5th September 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/ProjectManagement/ProjectDashboard?projectId=4f6fefc1-00cf-e911-80f8-005056b64545 YORtender Link ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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