--- title: "Heritage Strategy for City of Culture Bid" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ac4707a1-9cdc-46f8-94b3-709ed0e513ba" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ac4707a1-9cdc-46f8-94b3-709ed0e513ba" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ac4707a1-9cdc-46f8-94b3-709ed0e513ba.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ac4707a1-9cdc-46f8-94b3-709ed0e513ba.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL" published: "2020-08-21" --- # Heritage Strategy for City of Culture Bid Buyer: SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ac4707a1-9cdc-46f8-94b3-709ed0e513ba [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ac4707a1-9cdc-46f8-94b3-709ed0e513ba) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ac4707a1-9cdc-46f8-94b3-709ed0e513ba.json) ## Summary The Southampton City Council is initiating a tender for the "Heritage Strategy for City of Culture Bid", which aims to develop a comprehensive strategy to enhance the city's cultural and heritage landscape. This tender falls under the services category and is valued at £25,000. The procurement method is a single tender action, and the tender period concludes on 10th September 2020. The contract is scheduled to commence on 18th September 2020 and will run through to 18th December 2020. Southampton, with a rich archaeological history and diverse heritage assets, seeks to leverage its cultural significance as part of its recovery strategy following the COVID-19 pandemic. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses in the consultancy services sector, particularly those specializing in project management and heritage strategies. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, with an emphasis on innovative approaches to positioning the city as a cultural destination. Given the project's focus on inclusivity and community engagement, businesses that can provide insights into ethnic diversity and historical representation will be well-suited to compete for this contract, contributing to Southampton's vision of revitalising its high streets and cultural identity after the challenges posed by the pandemic. ## Notice Southampton is a medium-sized city in the South of England that is a regional centre for employment, retail, education and leisure, which became a city in 1964. It has a population of circa 254,000, over 1 million within a 45-mile catchment area, which pre-COVID-19 pandemic welcomed over 4 million visitors through the cruise terminal and airport annually. The area is archaeologically significant, with evidence of early prehistoric settlements and occupation, and examples of buildings dating back to the Roman occupation, through to medieval timber-framed structures, medieval stone buildings, Georgian town houses, Victorian commercial buildings and the post-war reconstruction of the town. Using the National Planning Policy Framework's broad definition, a Heritage asset is: a building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest. It includes designated heritage assets and assets identified by the local planning authority. Substantial parts of the tangible heritage assets of the city are both owned and managed by Southampton City Council, whilst others are in the ownership of private companies, independent trusts and community organisations. We also use a wider definition to include museum collections, archival records and intangible heritage assets which are also part of the city's cultural ecology. This piece of work was planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as the city looks to support the emerging economic and community recovery strategy as well as deliver on its UK City of Culture ambitions, the city's heritage is a critical part of this strategy. Southampton is seeking to develop and support the recovery of our high streets and communities and develop a cultural destination, which also presents an opportunity to explore identity, belonging and representation in an ethnically diverse city that has significant challenges around health, wealth and education, which the pandemic has brought to the fore. Black Lives Matter has also highlighted the structural challenges facing many individuals and communities and representation in every sphere of contemporary society including history and the National Curriculum. Against this backdrop, the partnership is looking to develop a Heritage Strategy that can guide discussions, set direction and identify needs for the sector as a whole over the next ten years and beyond. The aim is also to unlock the heritage and tourism potential of the city's diverse heritage assets, and position the city to obtain financial support to resource the heritage assets and raise the profile of Southampton as a cultural destination, particularly in light of the impact of COVID-19. To this end we are seeking to recruit a consultancy to progress this work and to ensure that the Heritage Strategy dovetails with wider strategic place-based initiatives and priorities across Southampton. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9275f9e8-ef1e-4efc-b6cb-9ed39b84d4aa | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Aug 2020 | | Submission deadline | 10 Sep 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 17 Sep 2020 - 18 Dec 2020 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000 | | 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 | SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | SOUTHAMPTON | | Post town | Southampton | | Postcode | SO14 7LY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton | | Local authority | Southampton | | Electoral ward | Bargate | | Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services ## Release History - 21 Aug 2020 at 13:25 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9275f9e8-ef1e-4efc-b6cb-9ed39b84d4aa ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9275f9e8-ef1e-4efc-b6cb-9ed39b84d4aa 21st August 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/77cc26ce-2d76-4a08-bb86-018e381ddf7a Tender Portal - https://supplysouthampton.esourcingportal.com/ Tender Portal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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