Published date: 24 July 2019

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: 7 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research consultancy services - 73210000

  • Development consultancy services - 73220000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£0 to £100,000

Procurement reference

T002

Published date

24 July 2019

Closing date

7 August 2019

Contract start date

2 September 2019

Contract end date

31 May 2020

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

Based on the key issues identified in the tender documentation, external expertise is required to develop new business tourism strategy for the Liverpool City Region. The intention is to increase the competitiveness of the region in bidding for lucrative conference/business events activity as well as improving the alignment between the region's destinations, venues and the convention bureaus in converting leads/enquiries. In creating the level of subvention that will enable the City Region to enter these markets, detailed commercial modelling and engagement with the private sector will be a prerequisite to ensure the end solution is sustainable, well governed and the necessary business rules are in place.
The intention is to complete the initial core modelling over a 6 - 9 month period commencing August/September 2019. This will allow the project to concentrate on providing the level of transitionary subvention funding needed to generate conference business up to 2021/22, while the new subvention model will underpin conference bidding from 2022/23. Similarly, it will also guide the strengthened resource within the convention bureaus to increase their own commissionable income based on the additional conference business they will place.

To ensure the subvention model is fit for purpose, external expertise is sought and will be retained during the full three years of the project to develop, challenge and refine the model.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Pete Sandman

Address

1 Mann Island
Liverpool
L3 1BP
England

Telephone

0151 227 2727

Email

peter.sandman@liverpoollep.org

Website

https://www.liverpoollep.org/