Published date: 20 December 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 23 July 2021, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£100,000

Procurement reference

TCR/21/1

Published date

20 December 2021

Closing date

23 July 2021

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Recovery Plan and the Town Centre Reset established Ashford's direction of travel as we emerge from the pandemic.
The Town Centre Reset is a high level strategic document that considers the focus areas for development for Ashford Town Centre. We currently lack resource to dedicate taking this forward to develop an action plan and the Welcome Back Fund has provided an opportunity to complete this work. Officers within the Council have a wealth of knowledge and experience to assist its delivery which will be crucial as the project emerges.
This is strongly supported in strand 6 of the Welcome Back Fund Guidance;
"Support local authorities to develop plans for responding to the medium term impact of Covid-19 including trialling new ideas particularly where these relate to the high street".

This commission would work with Ashford Borough Council to consider our short and medium term options, based on data, creating a timeline of quick wins and medium term options for to be taken forward. This would provide the Borough Council with a clear vision for the next steps of the Town Centre Reset in a timely evidence based manner.
This would ensure that Ashford had a clear vision for the next steps of the Town Centre Reset in a timely manner and provides us with a much needed evidence base.
A knowledge or understanding of the planning system would be useful, given that some of the control around what uses may or may not be able to be encouraged (to deliver the aspiration and vision) is clearly relevant.

Procurement Documents can be accessed via the Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
Project information - DN555492

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Town Centre Reset Action Plan Commission

  • Opportunity
  • Published 8 July 2021

Additional text

Procurement documents can be accessed via the Kent Business Portal

Award information

Awarded date

1 September 2021

Contract start date

1 September 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£100,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Milligan Ltd.

Address

71 Wimpole St, London W1G 8AY

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£100,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Caroline Roberts

Address

Civic Centre,Tannery Lane
ASHFORD
TN231PL
England

Telephone

(01233) 330605 ext 605

Email

caroline.carney@ashford.gov.uk

Website

www.ashford.gov.uk