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title: "Identifying New and Emerging Sectoral Opportunities for Boston's Future Economic Development"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05070c"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2025-04-24"
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# Identifying New and Emerging Sectoral Opportunities for Boston's Future Economic Development

Buyer: BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05070c

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## Summary

The Boston Borough Council, in collaboration with the South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership, is initiating a procurement process to identify new and emerging sectoral opportunities for Boston’s future economic development. The focus is on the research and development sector, specifically aimed at diversifying the town's economy beyond its traditional agricultural and maritime foundations. The procurement is currently in the planning stage with a scheduled milestone of engaging interested parties by the due date of 7th May 2025. This initiative seeks to align economic growth with spatial planning and infrastructure development, offering a significant opportunity for the contracting process to influence Boston’s strategic growth trajectory.

This tender represents a promising opportunity for businesses specialising in research, development services, and related consultancy services within the United Kingdom. With a particular emphasis on servicing small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), firms with capabilities in economic development strategies and sectoral growth analysis are ideally positioned to compete. Participating businesses will have the chance to influence critical development strategies and contribute to unlocking sectoral growth, thus enhancing their profile and establishing a long-term relationship with the Boston Borough Council and the associated partnership bodies.

## Notice

The South & East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership (SELCP) was created to improve services, investment, and value for the community. It includes Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council, and South Holland District Council. These councils work together to be more efficient, secure funding, and tackle important issues while keeping their own decision-making powers. Boston, a historic market town in Lincolnshire, is at a pivotal point in its economic trajectory. While the town's agricultural strengths and maritime heritage have historically underpinned its economy, Boston is now facing significant challenges, including a sharp contraction in the retail sector and a changing economic landscape. A separate commissioned study is currently underway to assess the scale, potential, and future development of Boston's retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors - this study focuses specifically on revitalising the town centre through building on the strengths of existing sectors. The purpose of this new commission is to identify and assess emerging and future-facing sectors that could unlock new economic opportunities, helping to diversify Boston's economy and position the town for long-term sustainable and higher value growth. This work will also play a critical role in informing future spatial development strategies for Boston and the wider borough. By aligning sectoral growth with spatial planning and infrastructure development, this study will help ensure that Boston's economic and physical regeneration strategies are mutually reinforcing. We are seeking potential suppliers to use their knowledge and experience to suggest how the project can best achieve its objectives. Throughout this engagement, we seek to gather feedback by collecting responses on our preliminary scope and requirements, to refine and enhance our potential future tender exercise.

### Planning Information

This notice has been issued to invite any interested parties that wish to access the pre-market engagement. 
In order to view the documentation, please register your interest via our e-tendering system, In-Tend: 
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016803-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 7 May 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Dec 2025 - 1 Jan 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BOSTON BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | BOSTON |
| Post town | Peterborough |
| Postcode | PE21 8QR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Ordsall |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 24 Apr 2025 at 13:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016803-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016803-2025
  24th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/pspslprocurement/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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