Published date: 6 April 2017

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: 28 April 2017

Contract summary

Industry

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  • Evaluation consultancy services - 79419000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£0 to £35,000

Procurement reference

CAMBDC001-DN256866-87833328

Published date

6 April 2017

Closing date

28 April 2017

Contract start date

15 May 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2017

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CA) is a combined authority covering the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire in the East of England.

The CA has commissioned South Cambridgeshire District Council to lead on the delivery of the £100m programme and to lead on the appointment of consultants to support the process.

The CA has secured £170m in funding to support the development of new affordable housing. The CA has committed to:
• Ring-fence £70m to Cambridge City to support the start on site of 500 affordable homes by April 2022 (not in scope for this procurement)
• Use £100m to start on site with an additional 2,000 affordable homes across the CA area by April 2022.

SCDC is seeking to appoint a Consultant to provide expert independent advice to provide a robust mechanism for assessing the suitability of housing development investment proposals. This shall include:
• Finalising the key objectives for the £100m fund
• The creation of rules and procedures needed to achieve good governance within the CA constitution
• Detailed operational processes
• Detailed criteria by which to assess funding options
• Advice on due diligence
• Advice on monitoring arrangements required including grant recovery mechanisms
• Development of a set of metrics to be agreed by the CA
• Support with the structuring of funding packages
• Advice on recovery of set up costs from developers
• Advice on the need for on-going specialist support and the procurement process to secure the negotiating team.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Paul Williams

Address

South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Cambridgeshire Hall, Cambourne Business Park
Cambourne
CB23 6EA
England

Telephone

+44 7808516929

Email

paul.williams@scambs.gov.uk

Website

http://www.scambs.gov.uk