--- title: "Q20548- This City Investment Partner Approach" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6fbde3ca-2f17-47cb-8996-f5342e3802c4" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6fbde3ca-2f17-47cb-8996-f5342e3802c4" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6fbde3ca-2f17-47cb-8996-f5342e3802c4.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6fbde3ca-2f17-47cb-8996-f5342e3802c4.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL" published: "2023-07-19" --- # Q20548- This City Investment Partner Approach Buyer: MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6fbde3ca-2f17-47cb-8996-f5342e3802c4 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6fbde3ca-2f17-47cb-8996-f5342e3802c4) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6fbde3ca-2f17-47cb-8996-f5342e3802c4.json) ## Summary The Manchester City Council has awarded a contract for the project titled "Q20548- This City Investment Partner Approach" to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP UK. The project aims to accelerate the number of new homes in Manchester through high-quality, zero-carbon homes with a mix of accessible rent and market homes. The contract value is £99,500 GBP, with a contract period starting from July 27, 2023, to June 1, 2024. The procurement method used was Other - . The procurement stage was classified as an "Award", and the tender period ended on June 16, 2023. This tender from Manchester City Council presents an opportunity for businesses providing services in areas such as law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. With a focus on developing 500 new homes annually, the project seeks an investment partner to support the city's housing development initiatives. Businesses interested in contributing to sustainable housing projects and collaborating with local authorities can find growth opportunities through this contract. ## Notice This City is a housing development company created by Manchester City Council with the aim to accelerate the number of new homes for Manchester people. Schemes developed through This City will focus on high quality, zero-carbon homes and will deliver a mix of accessible rent and market homes. The first development site on Rodney St. in Ancoats is set to deliver 128 new homes and is scheduled to break ground in the summer of 2023. Future ambitions for This City is to scale up and develop 500 new homes a year. To realise the future ambitions, MCC engaged PwC in the summer of 2022 to support and develop an outline Investment Memorandum (IM) with an initial focus to propose a commercial structure to secure an investment partner for This City to develop a group of sites yielding upwards of 1200 new homes referred to as phase 2 development . The initial phase of the IM, completed by PwC, included workshops with MCC councillors and executives to establish and set strategic objectives for partnership, engage with potential partners from different investor profiles to test their appetite to enter a process in principle and propose a commercial structure that aligned with feedback. Following the work in this initial stage, stage 1, a preferred commercial partnership structure was formed that will guide how the investment partnership will be developed in stage 2. This City and its sole shareholder MCC, wish to receive a proposal and quotation to complete two further stages (stage 2 and stage 3) of the IM. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50c0484c-3fea-4c13-bf5e-d5c4c1bd23d7 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | 16 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 6 Jul 2023 | | Contract period | 26 Jul 2023 - 1 Jun 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £99,500 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £99,500 | | 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 | MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | MANCHESTER | | Post town | Manchester | | Postcode | M60 2LA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester | | ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester | | Local authority | Manchester | | Electoral ward | Piccadilly | | Westminster constituency | Manchester Central | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ## Release History - 19 Jul 2023 at 08:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50c0484c-3fea-4c13-bf5e-d5c4c1bd23d7 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/50c0484c-3fea-4c13-bf5e-d5c4c1bd23d7 19th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.manchester.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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