Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Tourism Economy Update and Visitor Accommodation Update and Future Needs Assessment for Blackpool
Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Contracting Authority is seeking to commission the above opportunity and is inviting you to submit an offer for this. We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified and highly experienced multi-disciplinary consultancy team to update Blackpool's tourism economy baseline and growth forecasts; and to produce a visitor accommodation study update including assessment of future market needs and recommend policy measures to respond to the findings of the study.
This study must produce robust evidence to inform strategy, policy and proposals in the new Blackpool Local Plan and this evidence must be capable of withstanding scrutiny and challenge at Examination.
The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a Supplier who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous Quote.
It is anticipated that the contract term will be from February 2026 to October 2026, with the option to extend incrementally for a period of 1 year (subject to contract review and budget availability).
CPV: Administrative services related to tourism affairs · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Research and development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMT
- Authority reference
DN800076- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081200- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f225Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Full details available here:
Timeline
9 Dec 2025 → 9 Feb 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published323 days ago9 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMT
- Clarification questions by313 days ago19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline292 days ago9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Contract starts262 days ago9 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published9 Dec 2025, 16:36 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender