Published date: 7 July 2021

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Awarded contract (published 24 August 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_277828/978237

Published date

7 July 2021

Closing date

2 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 August 2021

Contract end date

20 December 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

- To examine existing research into financial and other costs related to graffiti and fly-posting and present a robust estimate of financial costs associated with cleaning up graffiti and fly-posting.
- To explore current LA practices as related to graffiti removal, including the use of community volunteers, paid or contracted services, in-house operation, community payback scheme and any other approaches arising.
- To develop a model to compare cost effectiveness of different graffiti and fly-posting interventions.
- To look at international examples of successful approaches to managing graffiti and fly-posting
- To consider the role of digital tools such as apps to assist local authorities identifying and targeting graffiti or fly-posting hotspots, including compiling a list of available tools.
- To work with a range of stakeholders to develop an advisory guidance document for those who manage graffiti and fly-posting, including examples of good practice (based on findings from above research) and a summary of available enforcement options.

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About the buyer

Address

Defra
London
SW1P 3JR
England

Telephone

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Email

network.procurement@defra.gov.uk