Published date: 3 December 2021

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: 20 December 2021, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

BIP648440470

Published date

3 December 2021

Closing date

20 December 2021

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

5 January 2022

Contract end date

18 February 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In 2019, the Committee for Standards in Public Life published a report into Local Government Ethical Standards. Within the report the Committee recommended that the Local Government Association (LGA) develop an updated Model Councillor Code of Conduct. The LGA accepted this recommendation and during 2020 undertook an extensive consultation with the sector to revise and renew the LGA's Model Councillor Code of Conduct (2020). A key finding from the consultation was the need for guidance and training to support councils and councillors to embed the principles of the Code.

The LGA Councillor Model Code of Conduct was published in December 2020 and in June 2021 the LGA published a Guide for councillors on the LGA Councillor Model Code of Conduct to support councillors in their understanding of the practical application of the Code.
The LGA is now looking to develop a training pack which council officers can use to train councillors on the LGA Model Code of Conduct and the principles of good councillor conduct that underpin it.

This work comes under the LGA Business Priority, Strong local democracy and supports our aims to clearly articulate the standards expected of anyone engaging in public and political discourse and debate and what is needed to achieve those standards.

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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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jess Norman

Address

Local Government House
Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HZ
UK

Telephone

02071877381

Email

jordanne.mckenzie-blythe@local.gov.uk