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title: "North Northamptonshire Economic Growth Strategy 2025-2030"
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# North Northamptonshire Economic Growth Strategy 2025-2030

Buyer: NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6371becf-e39c-43c6-8078-7e8f1febef2a

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## Summary

North Northamptonshire Council has recently awarded a contract for the development of its Local Economic Growth Strategy for the period 2025-2030. This strategy aims to outline the Council's approach to fostering economic growth in the area, including direct action, policy setting, commissioning, enabling, and collaboration. The contract, specifically geared towards services in research and development consultancy, as well as business and management consultancy, was awarded to SQW Ltd for a value of £55,838. The project will commence on 24th October 2024 and conclude on 14th March 2025. The key stakeholders for this strategy include local businesses, voluntary and community sectors, councils, and potential investors. The project will focus on planning and tangible actions to achieve a greener, stronger, and fairer economy by 2030.

This tender provides a unique opportunity for businesses specialising in consultancy services, particularly in economic strategy, environmental planning, and business development, to expand their portfolio and engage with public sector stakeholders. The project, aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), requires a flexible and entrepreneurial approach. Companies equipped to deliver high-quality, long-term solutions and demonstrate experience in partnership with public and private sectors will find this opportunity particularly advantageous for business growth and market presence.

## Notice

North Northamptonshire Council invites quotations for the provision of a Local Economic Growth Strategy 2025-2030. This will outline the Council's approach to supporting economic growth locally covering direct action and delivery, policy setting, commissioning, enabling, collaboration, and other activities. The Council adopted a Corporate Plan in 2021, with a vision for North Northamptonshire as 'a place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'. The aims of this commission are to outline the Council's approach to supporting economic growth locally covering direct action and delivery, policy setting, commissioning, enabling, collaboration, and other activities. The North Northamptonshire Economic Growth Strategy 2025-2030 should have a time horizon that looks towards 2050 but priorities and actions should focus on the period to 2030. The target audience will be local stakeholders (inc. businesses, voluntary and community sector, councils, wider public sector, other interest groups), potential investors, and government. Words and principles should be translated into tangible actions. This means setting clear and deliverable priorities that are evidence-based, command support and which make a real difference to achieving a greener, stronger, and fairer economy. Action should be tailored to our diverse places, including towns, rural areas, and industrial centres. The work should capitalise on a strong culture of partnership across organisations in the public, private, and voluntary and community sectors in the area. The strategy should include well designed, high quality and long-term approaches and solutions that stand the test of time and enable us to withstand and bounce back from challenges. The strategy should aim high, seek to seize opportunities, and rise to challenges quickly, and target world class in key areas where our assets and vision align. A flexible and entrepreneurial approach should help us learn from experience, look ahead, and adapt and respond quickly when needed. Through integrating with health, well-being and environmental plans and goals, the strategy should make creative links across issues and opportunities and forge shared solutions. The attached Request for Quotation document sets out the requirements and includes all of the details to apply.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56765b52-5715-4b81-8920-834eb7de80c7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Contract period | 23 Oct 2024 - 14 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £55,838 |
| 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 | NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | KETTERING |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN16 8TL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Northall |
| Westminster constituency | Kettering |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SQW |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 75130000 - Supporting services for the government
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2024 at 11:43 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56765b52-5715-4b81-8920-834eb7de80c7
- 11 Sep 2024 at 15:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4673d86-96ad-4f70-bbc8-63c2319edcd8
- 9 Sep 2024 at 12:05 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4673d86-96ad-4f70-bbc8-63c2319edcd8
- 4 Sep 2024 at 14:49 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4673d86-96ad-4f70-bbc8-63c2319edcd8
- 23 Aug 2024 at 09:08 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4673d86-96ad-4f70-bbc8-63c2319edcd8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/56765b52-5715-4b81-8920-834eb7de80c7
  30th October 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f4673d86-96ad-4f70-bbc8-63c2319edcd8
  11th September 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/894bcda9-d016-4baf-ad35-aedc2db48dbb
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5b2689b2-38f1-4c1f-8e65-a26aaa16279c
  Draft contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f1aaee8b-1d49-4872-b5f1-f66167df10b8
  revised version attached, amending email address for responses to nnbusinesssupport@northnorthants.gov.uk
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b27453ff-3504-4524-a807-e8bb5a53dd17

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