Published date: 4 February 2022

Last edited date: 4 February 2022

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


Closing: 26 January 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

SG6 3JF

Value of contract

£20,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

IT-285-6081-NH WBF NH002 a/b/c/d - AWARD

Published date

4 February 2022

Closing date

26 January 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

31 January 2022

Contract end date

31 March 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

NHDC wishes to commission a consultant to help them and their partners devise covid recovery and development plans for each of the main towns in the district.

The district of North Hertfordshire has three market towns, Hitchin, Baldock and Royston, and Letchworth Garden City, the world's first Garden City. The strengths and character of each town centre differs as does their resilience to the impacts of the Covid pandemic. See section 5 below for more information about the towns.

Within this context, as a part of the North Herts Welcome Back Fund programme, the Council wishes to work with key stakeholders in each town to map out

a) a high level strategic and effective covid recovery plan for its town centres in the short term together with
b) a medium- and longer- term development strategy framework to assist the town centres develop successfully over the next decade.

As part of the council's emerging Local Plan, Policy SP4 Town Centres, Local Centres and Community Shops makes reference to reviewing each of its town centre strategies. This work will commence within 12 months of the adoption of the Local Plan and will inform whether it is necessary to review the retail strategy set out in the local Plan. This commission will help inform the scope of work associated with review of the town centre strategies.

The Council is seeking suitability experienced consultancy support with this initial strategic work in preparing plans for each of its town centres.

Award information

Awarded date

21 January 2022

Contract start date

31 January 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£39,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

People & Places Partnership

Address

Future Business Centre, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, CB4 2HY

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Figgis (NHDC)

Address

Gernon Road
Gernon Road
Gernon Road
SG6 3JF
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1462474000

Email

andrew.figgis@north-herts.gov.uk