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# Affordable Housing Combined Authority Delivery Arrangements Consultancy Contract

[Cambridgeshire District Councils](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-district-councils)

Estimated value

Not stated

Published

6 Apr 2017

Deadline

Closed

28 Apr 2017

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

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- Open procedure

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## About this tender

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CA) is a combined authority covering the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire in the East of England.

The CA has commissioned South Cambridgeshire District Council to lead on the delivery of the Â£100m programme and to lead on the appointment of consultants to support the process.

The CA has secured Â£170m in funding to support the development of new affordable housing. The CA has committed to:

â&#128;¢ Ring-fence Â£70m to Cambridge City to support the start on site of 500 affordable homes by April 2022 (not in scope for this procurement)

â&#128;¢ Use Â£100m to start on site with an additional 2,000 affordable homes across the CA area by April 2022.

SCDC is seeking to appoint a Consultant to provide expert independent advice to provide a robust mechanism for assessing the suitability of housing development investment proposals. This shall include:

â&#128;¢ Finalising the key objectives for the Â£100m fund

â&#128;¢ The creation of rules and procedures needed to achieve good governance within the CA constitution

â&#128;¢ Detailed operational processes

â&#128;¢ Detailed criteria by which to assess funding options

â&#128;¢ Advice on due diligence

â&#128;¢ Advice on monitoring arrangements required including grant recovery mechanisms

â&#128;¢ Development of a set of metrics to be agreed by the CA

â&#128;¢ Support with the structuring of funding packages

â&#128;¢ Advice on recovery of set up costs from developers

â&#128;¢ Advice on the need for on-going specialist support and the procurement process to secure the negotiating team.

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## CPV classification

General management consultancy services

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/38e7c2fb-5c7e-45e0-9117-7723dabc01d4)

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