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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Folkestone and Hythe District Council

Consultant for Folkestone Town Centre Operating Model and Market Strategy (LUF)

Business ServicesCPV 79000000 79300000 79400000 79410000
Value£56,663
Awarded5 Oct 2023
Published23 Jan 2024
RegionSouth East

£56,663 — awarded.

Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£57ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) wishes to select and appoint a suitable consultant to lead on developing an operating model for the town centre and Market Improvement Programme alongside the highway and public realm interventions and invites organisations to submit a tender to meet F&HDC's requirements. \r \r Folkestone and Hythe District Council as part of the 'Folkestone A brighter future' Levelling Up Fund project (LUF) seeks to appoint a retail town centre consultancy with experience in delivering the following keys softer aspects of the project:\r • Develop and deliver Market Improvement Plan;\r • Creation of an event management strategy to animate and create revenue generating opportunities for key zones within the LUF project area; and\r • Creation and running of a test space/lab as part of the old Debenhams (Folca) refurbishment.\r \r The brief at Appendix A will outline in more detail all the key deliverables.

The consultant must be able to demonstrate a successful outcome of similar projects delivered which delivered long lasting change.\r \r The contract is anticipated to start the week commencing 23 October 2023 and continue for a period of 17 months to 31 March 2025 (with the option to extend for a further period (or periods) of up to 12 months).\r \r Interested suppliers can visit the Kent Business Portal (www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk) and search current opportunities for DN689333.

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Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

• Develop and deliver Market Improvement Plan;\r

• Develop and deliver Market Improvement Plan;\r.

02

The consultant must be able to demonstrate

The consultant must be able to demonstrate a successful outcome of similar projects delivered which delivered long lasting change.\r.

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Source & provenance
OCID
7b76be80-9156-44ff-8523-56aa44e9cdf7
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
SHEPWAY001-DN689333-67472336
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