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title: "City Typology Analysis of six African Cities"
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# City Typology Analysis of six African Cities

Buyer: CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9a07bb69-badf-4574-b452-a8c0d93ccedd

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## Summary

The Connected Places Catapult is conducting an open tender for the project titled "City Typology Analysis of six African Cities," which focuses on data analysis services. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, with the contract amounting to £45,000 and set to run from 10th February 2020 to 30th April 2020. The tender period ended on 24th January 2020, and the value of the contract is rooted in efforts to benchmark and provide detailed analyses of three cities in Kenya and three in South Africa. The project aims to identify trends, needs, and opportunities to engage local partners effectively.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in data analysis and urban studies. Companies that provide innovative solutions in urban planning, data analytics, or socio-economic studies will be well-suited to compete effectively for future projects stemming from this analysis. Engaging with this procurement could enhance business portfolios and open pathways for collaborations in urban development initiatives across African cities.

## Notice

Connected Places Catapult is running a Request for Proposal Tender process to award a contract for the following services: Benchmarking of six cities to set and explain fundamental context, logic for interventions, identify particular trends, needs and opportunities. Provides foundation for engagement with partners in each city. Detailed analysis of three cities in Kenya and three in South Africa to provide clear overlay of opportunities, potential partners, local advantages and skillsets to draw from, and identify future deployment impact. Development of Urban Innovation success factors to guide whole process, monitor and analyse proposed deployments, engage players with real-world lessons. Further and complete information can be found in the information document on the Procurement Portal at this link: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=d323fbd1-fc32-ea11-80fc-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True Additional information: Request to participate and procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=d323fbd1-fc32-ea11-80fc-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True The RFP is to be completed and submitted on the ProContract system.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43b4ec12-57f7-4171-a7c2-f8a972b68edb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Feb 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jan 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Feb 2020 |
| Contract period | 10 Feb 2020 - 30 Apr 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,000 |
| 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 | CONNECTED PLACES CATAPULT |
| Locality | MILTON KEYNES |
| Post town | Milton Keynes |
| Postcode | MK9 1BP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ12 Milton Keynes |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Electoral ward | Central Milton Keynes |
| Westminster constituency | Milton Keynes Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE BUSINESS OF CITIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72316000 - Data analysis services

## Release History

- 24 Feb 2020 at 13:44 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43b4ec12-57f7-4171-a7c2-f8a972b68edb
- 10 Jan 2020 at 15:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b615e502-176c-4ade-9293-4eb74afaf18f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43b4ec12-57f7-4171-a7c2-f8a972b68edb
  24th February 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b615e502-176c-4ade-9293-4eb74afaf18f
  10th January 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://cp.catapult.org.uk
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Procurer/Advert/View?advertId=d323fbd1-fc32-ea11-80fc-005056b64545&fromAdvertEvent=True

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