Published date: 12 June 2020

Last edited date: 12 June 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: 10 July 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • General management consultancy services - 79411000

  • Recreational, cultural and sporting services - 92000000

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£45,000

Procurement reference

GFPH137

Published date

12 June 2020

Closing date

10 July 2020

Contract start date

10 August 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2021

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

Services to support the development of the New Anglia LEP Culture Board.

The New Anglia LEP Culture Board works collaboratively to build the cultural economy in the East. The Board provides a focus for decision making and leadership regarding cultural issues, opportunities, strategies, programmes and projects.
The Board started in 2011 and has successfully developed and delivered a range of initiatives including Look Sideways East - building cultural tourism ( 2014 - 2020), StartEast - building the cultural economy (2016 - 2019) and Collaboration, Place Change - transforming leadership (2020 - 2022).

We now need to create the structures, plans and projects to underpin the cultural sector's recovery from the COVID-19 economic recession and maximise the role of the cultural sector in regional recovery.

We are seeking to commission a team of experienced consultants to work with us to:

a) Review the purpose, efficiency and effectiveness of the New Anglia LEP Culture Board and to prepare options for its development over the next ten years.
b) Create an open source, economic data pack to inform and measure the Culture Board's work and to enable its partners, stake holders and cultural organisations, to measure, build and support effective culture led growth.
c) Refresh our Strategy, Culture Drive Growth, establishing a new ten-year vision, with a comprehensive delivery plan, reflecting our role in placemaking, inward investment, skills and inclusive growth.
d) Build on the success of StartEast and develop a comprehensive programme of cultural and creative enterprise development.
The value of this contract is ?45,000.

Completion is required by April 2021

More information

Links

Additional text

This opportunity is available in the Current Tenders area of www.suffolksourcing.uk
Interested parties are invited to express their interest in order to gain full access to the tender documentation.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Matthew Bury

Address

Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom

Telephone

01473 260942

Email

Matthew.Bury@suffolk.gov.uk

Website

www.suffolk.gov.uk