Published date: 25 March 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 21 April 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning and landscape architectural services - 71400000

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP678141131

Published date

25 March 2022

Closing date

21 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

3 May 2022

Contract end date

30 November 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Colchester Borough Council and Essex County Council wish to appoint an experienced consultancy to prepare an overarching vision, illustrative masterplan, and urban design strategy for the Town Centre, and to lead the community engagement work to ensure these outcomes are co-designed with those who care about our Place.

We require a mix of disciplines for this including spatial zoning, master planning, transport planning, urban design, regeneration, and engagement. Such engagement is a key element of this for us. We want to ensure this is an inclusive process for residents, visitors, businesses, and stakeholders alike to ensure communities and those who care about the Town Centre have a meaningful and sustained ability to shape how it develops. The successful bid will need to use a creative variety of engagement methods to ensure diversity with seldom heard and marginalised groups given the opportunity to be included in shaping our town centre.

Full details of this opportunity are detailed in the tender documents.

More information

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Matt Howe

Address

Rowan House
33 Sheepen Road
Colchester
CO3 3WG
UK

Telephone

+447976794358

Email

matthew.howe@colchester.gov.uk