Published date: 20 April 2020

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: 4 May 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£15,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

SWINDON001-DN475025-45163716

Published date

20 April 2020

Closing date

4 May 2020

Contract start date

13 May 2020

Contract end date

30 September 2020

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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Town Investment Plan for Swindon
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of consultancy services.
Swindon Borough Council, on behalf of the Swindon Town Deal Board, is seeking to commission a provider for consultancy work to develop a Town Investment Plan for Swindon for completion of the final report by 10th July 2020, which will be owned and delivered by the Board. This is an exciting opportunity to articulate a plan to drive economic growth and opportunity in the town by developing key projects to attract further investment.
The purpose of this specification is to outline the requirements and provide information enabling potential suppliers to tender for the work. The supplier will be required to work with the Town Deal Board to articulate Vision and Strategic Objectives and a Town Investment Plan which will comprise the framework for developing business cases for priority projects selected by the Board. The Town Investment Plan will form the basis of a bid to Government for schemes to the value of up to £25m.
The initial contract term will be for 4 months, commencing Wednesday 13th May 2020. Estimated contract spend is between £15,000 and £25,000 across the contract term.
Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents.
To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com
Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 28th April 2020, 1400hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 4th May 2020 1400hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN475025
No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Rob Fulford

Address

Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
England

Telephone

+44 7866005191

Email

RFulford@swindon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swindon.gov.uk/