Published date: 29 April 2024

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Opportunity (published 29 April 2024, last edited 14 May 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

LANC001-DN721739-87003037

Published date

29 April 2024

Closing date

27 May 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 June 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

When preparing a new Local Plan, the City Council is keen to ensure that the spatial distribution of new development and the delivery of growth to meet the district's housing and employment needs are achieved in a way that emphasises the benefits of supporting and expanding the role of sustainable travel. In the context of Lancaster District, sustainable travel should be defined as a mixture of cycling, walking and public transport (which includes both bus and rail services).

To achieve this objective the City Council wishes to advance a development strategy to guide the choice of development locations identified by the new Local Plan that;

- Focuses development at locations that take advantage of opportunities offered by existing sustainable travel corridors and transport nodes, in so doing, enabling the enhancement of the quality, safety, reliability, and affordability of these existing assets, and, if additional development opportunities are needed,
- Focuses development at locations where new sustainable travel corridors can connect to and enhance the functionality of the existing network of sustainable travel corridors and transport nodes, thereby providing further, and integrated, sustainable travel opportunities for existing and future residents and businesses.

To help achieve these ambitions for prioritising sustainable travel the City Council (as local planning authority) is seeking consultancy support for the preparation of a Sustainable Travel Strategy to inform and shape the local plan's development strategy. The Sustainable Travel Strategy should advise how sustainable travel opportunities can be maximised through the spatial distribution of development within the district.

This opportunity can be viewed on the Chest via the Council website: https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/business/contracts-and-tendering

About the buyer

Address

Morecambe Town Hall
Marine Road (East)
Morecambe
LA4 4AF
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1524582268

Email

planningpolicy@lancaster.gov.uk

Website

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/