Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bed-7b4c-7000-8a40-0a8118395d52/procurement-for-cultural-destinations-brief

closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs

# Procurement for Cultural Destinations Brief

[Southend-on-sea Borough Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southend-on-sea-borough-council)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

25 Nov 2015

Deadline

Closed

11 Dec 2015

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Open procedure

    Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage.

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## About this tender

Partners of Essex’s Cultural Destinations Project \[Focal Point Gallery, Visit Essex, Firstsite\] are

looking to commission a body of research to inform an activity plan aimed at repositioning culture

as a prominent component of the county’s visitor economy.

The value of tourism in Essex is a significant £2.9 billion, however only a small proportion of this is

going to the arts and culture sector and a much greater contribution could be made. The proposed

project has been designed to ensure that a wider audience will experience the cultural offer in

Essex, which will benefit the visitor and cultural economies and have wider social benefits.

The aim of this research is to provide the partners a solid foundation upon which to develop its activity plan.

The partners will require a final report which must be user-friendly. There is likely to be a need for

interim reporting at the end of certain research phases. Due to the limited timescale of the project,

the activity planning by partners and research by the consultant will need to feed into one another

and so a timeline/ordering of research will need to be agreed prior to starting.

The closing date for proposals will be the 11 December 2015.

Research is expected to start in January 2016.

## CPV classification

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/0a11892a-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b)

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