Published date: 11 October 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: 8 November 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

SG17 5TQ

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CBC-1072-T-CE

Published date

11 October 2019

Closing date

8 November 2019

Contract start date

2 December 2019

Contract end date

1 September 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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CBC is seeking a fresh approach to the development of a Sustainability Plan for Central Bedfordshire that takes into account our unique features, location, future growth and technological advancements with respect to the services we provide, residents, businesses and wider.
The Aim is:

To review and acknowledge progress made to date to identify examples of good practice and to also highlight new opportunities to be explored.
To create a Sustainability Plan that is a practical statement of key the actions that will be taken by the council to enable us to move towards a position where we genuinely lead by example in relation to all relevant Sustainable Development Goals, with a particular focus in relation to climate change.
To enable the council to influence and inspire stakeholders through demonstrating a clear sense of direction on climate change and wider sustainability agenda, and where appropriate using whatever mechanisms are available to us to directly influence other key stakeholders who operate in the Central Bedfordshire area to also take meaningful action to address these issues positively.
To guide investment decisions by the council and partners to enable more effective and focused delivery of integrated interventions which could support the aspiration for Central Bedfordshire to become zero carbon by 2030.

Central Bedfordshire Council is now seeking a suitably experienced consultancy to support the development of a Sustainability Plan for Central Bedfordshire Council and undertake work on the following workstreams:
Workstream A: Baseline evaluation and benchmarking
Workstream B: Opportunity mapping
Workstream C: Development of a Sustainability Plan for next 10 years

Full details are available within the Tender specification.

Help and Support - The Council will provide as much support and information as it can in order to help guide you through the Tender process. Questions asked together with the Council's response will be made available to all tenderers to ensure a fair and consistent approach to all. If there is anything you are not sure of or need clarification on, please contact us using the Correspondence facility on the In-tend portal. Last date for receiving questions on Intend system is Noon, Friday 1st November 2019

Return of Tender - Completed Tenders and attachments should be submitted electronically, by the due date via our "In-tend" electronic tendering system. Tenders must be uploaded via the "My Return" section of the system. Tenders submitted through the correspondence facility will not be considered. Your Tender must be submitted via the In-Tend system by no later than 12:00 noon on 8th November 2019. Tenders received after that time will be excluded.

More information

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Please note that once you have registered on In-tend a separate action (expressing an Interest) is required to access the documents, you must click on the actual Tender you wish to access. We accept no liability if you have not expressed an interest in the tender.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Claire Edmunds

Address

Priory House
Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5TQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

03003004853

Email

claire.edmunds@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

Website

centralbedfordshire.gov.uk