Published date: 28 February 2020

Last edited date: 27 March 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: 23 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP477060597

Published date

28 February 2020

Closing date

23 March 2020

Contract start date

4 May 2020

Contract end date

11 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Accelerated negotiated procedure

This is an accelerated procedure.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 27 March 2020 for the following reason: The Council has withdrawn this opportunity due to the impact of the current Pandemic. The Council anticipates issuing a revised opportunity later in the year(Colchester Borough Council is looking to appoint a consultant who can develop an overarching Cultural Strategy to cover the decade to 2030; adopting a broad definition of culture to include not only the arts and the creative industries, but also heritage and the public realm, green spaces, tourism and events. It should cover the full spectrum from established arts and culture to grass roots and community activity, assets and aspirations, across the whole geographical spread of the Borough of Colchester.

The Cultural Strategy will be developed in the context of existing Council strategic planning, and that of partners including the NPOs, the Creative Colchester Partnership, the University of Essex, the Colchester BID and others. In addition Colchester has been invited by the Government to develop a proposal for a Town Deal as part of the £3.6 billion Towns Fund, and is a partner in the Sport England Essex Local Delivery Pilot; the Council is keen to see the Cultural Strategy integrate with these projects if and where possible.

Further details are provided within the tender documentation.)

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

The Council has a total budget of £20,000.00 for this project.

About the buyer

Contact name

Matt Howe

Address

Rowan House
33 Sheppen Road
Colchester
CO3 3Wg
UK

Telephone

+447976794358

Email

procurement@colchester.gov.uk