--- title: "Consultancy Services on City Centre Residential Growth" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-06-22" --- # Consultancy Services on City Centre Residential Growth Buyer: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199.json) ## Summary Glasgow City Council is seeking tenders for consultancy services focused on City Centre Residential Growth. This procurement falls within the services category and aims to address critical issues such as increasing residential capacity and reducing vacant properties in seven Scottish city centres. The tender period ends on 25th July 2022, with a contract value of £75,000. Responses must be submitted electronically via the specified online portal, with bidders required to comply with various selection criteria outlined in the tender documents. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in urban development, real estate consultancy, and regeneration projects. Companies with expertise in multi-disciplinary consultancy teams — particularly those with knowledge of local policies and housing strategies — will find this tender highly relevant. Engaging in this process could enable businesses to contribute to vital urban growth strategies, fostering potential partnerships with public sector entities and expanding their portfolio in municipal projects. ## Notice The Council invites quotations for consultancy services to undertake research and development activity on the broad issues of. - Increasing residential capacity and occupancy in all/each of the seven Scottish city centres. - Reducing the amount of vacant and derelict land and property in all/each of the seven Scottish city centres The overall objective of this commission is to develop a suite of evidence-based options and recommendations which respond to the key policies, strategies, opportunities, and constraints, and focus on measures that will lead to an increased and more balanced population and options for a reduction in vacant and derelict land. These options must specifically relate to the desired outcomes of the priority areas. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The scope of the project covers all seven cities and the two priority areas outlined expressed in the questions listed below. Responding to this will require a multi-disciplinary consultancy team with experience in development and regeneration, as well as housing, property, and planning. 2.3.1 Each of the cities is different and each has individual challenges to meet in the delivery of increased residential capacity and occupancy and in the level and regeneration of vacant and derelict land and property for multiple uses. While it is accepted that recommendations to change national policy will have to suit all cities, they should not preclude local policy responses that may be more nuanced. The same principles would apply to funding, funding mechanisms, site assembly, land assembly, etc. 2.3.2 Priority Area 1: Increased residential capacity and occupancy 2.3.2.4 The SCCRTF in collaboration with the seven cities have agreed the outcomes for Priority Area 1 of this commission which must be specifically addressed by the consultant team. These are detailed as follows: (i) Explore policies to address the barrier of high land values in city centres impeding residential development, particularly around social and affordable housing. (ii) Investigate possibilities of increasing Affordable Housing Supply Programme (AHSP) funding to support further housing development, targeted in and around city centres. (iii) Investigate mechanisms, such as Housing Infrastructure Fund, to increase confidence for councils and social housing bodies to take on challenging sites. (iv) Consider mechanisms by which we could jointly increase brownfield development in city centres and adjacent neighbourhoods that help build demand for city centre uses. (v) Investigate tools which could equip local government to have flexible planning policies and legislation to support and/or incentivise mixed-use development. (vi) Investigate opportunities to facilitate grant funding to improve public spaces to raise land values and residential demand - e.g. Mayfield in Manchester. (vii) Consider broader use of weighting scoring systems - e.g. London's linkage of public transport accessibility scores to permitted housing density. (viii) Define clear ways to ensure that capital funding for city centres and other goals (e.g. housing, education, health) supports neighbourhood regeneration and/or creation. (ix) Consider the impact of the 20-year lease rule in Scotland and identify any changes that are necessary. 2.3.3 Priority Area 3: Reducing the amount of vacant and derelict land and property 2.3.3.1 The SCCRTF in collaboration with the seven cities has agreed a number of desired outcomes for Priority Area 3 of this commission which must be specifically addressed by the consultant team. These are detailed as follows: (i) Investigate adaptation of Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)/Compulsory Sales Order CSO) legislation, or other means, to make the process more straightforward. (ii) Investigate ways to increase local authority capacity for carrying out CPO - through funding, training, knowledge-sharing, and/or measures to reduce the risk of taking on the new property; (iii) Develop a clear policy ambition to prioritise brownfield land over greenfield land for development; and (iv) Identify Local government powers to acquire and pursue commercial property for fair work opportunities, or other less commercial reasons (where community benefit can be demonstrated). 2.3.3.3 It is expected that there will also be recommendations on how the public sector can support the private and third sector in the regeneration of vacant and derelict land and property. The consultants' expertise in this area will be invaluable in identifying any other opportunities/desired outcomes which should be considered as part of this commission. PLEASE REFER TO THE TENDER DOCUMENT FOR THE FULL SCOPE OF REQUIREMENTS ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN451946 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Jun 2022 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jul 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £75,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G2 1DU | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City | | Local authority | Glasgow City | | Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill | | Westminster constituency | Glasgow North East | | Delivery location | TLM82 Glasgow City | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 73220000 - Development consultancy services ## Release History - 22 Jun 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN451946 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN451946 Consultancy Services on City Centre Residential Growth - The Council invites quotations for consultancy services to undertake research and development activity on the broad issues of. - Increasing residential capacity and occupancy in all/each of the seven Scottish city centres. - Reducing the amount of vacant and derelict land and property in all/each of the seven Scottish city centres The overall objective of this commission is to develop a suite of evidence-based options and recommendations which respond to the key policies, strategies, opportunities, and constraints, and focus on measures that will lead to an increased and more balanced population and options for a reduction in vacant and derelict land. These options must specifically relate to the desired outcomes of the priority areas. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.glasgow.gov.uk - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 - http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363 - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199 - https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ - https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html?VISITORID=f6b4025a-0572-495d-8202-ff4db13c28f2&_ncp=1655375633437.36535-1 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000697199.json.