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title: "Rural Towns Economic Sustainability Plans (Cross Hands and Kidwelly)"
ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-104232"
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source: "Sell2Wales"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2022-08-01"
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# Rural Towns Economic Sustainability Plans (Cross Hands and Kidwelly)

Buyer: CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-kuma6s-104232

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## Summary

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking a consultant to develop Rural Towns Economic Sustainability Plans for Kidwelly and Cross Hands, as part of its Local Development Strategy aimed at enhancing economic resilience in these rural areas. The procurement process is currently at the Award stage, with the contact for this initiative being Chris Davies. The contract, which focuses on research and development consultancy services, was signed on the 6th of November 2020, following a tender submission period that ended on the 20th of October 2020. The Council's offices are located at County Hall in Carmarthen, and this project is funded through EU Community Funds within the framework of the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2014 to 2020.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for consultancy firms specialising in economic research, market analysis, and rural development strategies. Businesses with expertise in creating recovery plans, economic impact assessments, and community engagement initiatives would be particularly well-suited to compete for future stages of this multi-phase project. The focus on enhancing the sustainability of rural towns aligns with broader governmental aims to foster local economic development, making this an attractive avenue for businesses looking to expand their service offerings in the public sector.

## Notice

Following on from other recently commissioned growth and Covid-19 recovery plans, Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking to appoint a consultant to undertake recovery and sustainability plans focusing on two of its rural towns - namely Kidwelly and Cross Hands. The work is being delivered on behalf of the Carmarthenshire Local Action Group (LAG), as part of its Local Development Strategy and follows on from growth plans currently being developed for eight other rural Carmarthenshire towns.These "ten towns" were selected based on a number of factors including poverty levels; classification within top 30% of most deprived wards in Wales in relation to access to services and a lack of focus on these areas in previous programmes.With rural areas accounting for more than 60% of Carmarthenshire's population, the rural economy has a crucial part to play in achieving the goals of the County's wider regeneration which is strategically aligned to the Local Development Strategy.As such, The Carmarthenshire LAG took the decision to focus its attention on supporting the development and growth of its strategic, rural towns and by doing so, identifying and delivering actions to tackle key challenges that are hindering employment and prosperity. The LAG would like to develop a comprehensive growth/ sustainability plan for each town/business centre, driven by the businesses and communities that exist there.The duration for completing Stages 1 and 2 will be from the 9th November 2020 until 31st March 2021. Stages 3-5 will be completed by end of May 2021. Assessments will be carried out on the whole submission, however the initial appointment will only be made to deliver Stages 1 and 2 with the appointment to continue to Stages 3-5 being subject to a review of the relevance of the brief for stages 3-5 following completion of stages 1 and 2. The Authority will give advanced notification whether the subsequent stages will be implemented.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Sell2Wales |
| Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=104232 |
| Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Nov 2020 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| 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 | Not specified |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CARMARTHEN |
| Post town | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA31 1JP |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL42 South West Wales |
| Local authority | Carmarthenshire |
| Electoral ward | Carmarthen Town North and South |
| Westminster constituency | Caerfyrddin |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OWEN DAVIES CONSULTING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics
- 79310000 - Market research services
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 79311410 - Economic impact assessment

## Release History

- 1 Aug 2022 at 15:00 - Award - S2W Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=104232

## Notice URLs

- https://owendaviesconsulting.co.uk
- https://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales

## Provenance

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