Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c46-6e56-7135-8ed9-06fa497fe9e1/appointment-of-a-consultant-to-provide-a-social-value-evaluation-of-the-liverpoo closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Appointment of a Consultant to provide a Social Value Evaluation of the Liverpool City Region Spatial Development Strategy to help shape Policy Development [Merseytravel](https://tendernation.io/buyers/merseytravel) Estimated value £80,000 Published 11 Mar 2019 Deadline Closed 27 Mar 2019 ## 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. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The objective of the tender is to secure an ongoing social value evaluation of the LCR SDS as it progresses to an initial non-statutory consultation, on to policy development through to the final version. The different stages of evaluation will be:- (1) To provide input into the social value potential of the Shaping / Scoping / Visioning Consultation version of the SDS - likely to be going to consultation in the summer / autumn 2019. (2) To provide input into the social value potential of policies as they are developed, anticipated to be between 30 and 40 policies. This will be ongoing over a likely period between autumn 2019 - summer 2020. (3) To provide a costed and justified social value evaluation of the statutory 'Public Participation' (akin to 'Submission') version of the SDS - likely to be completed in the summer / autumn 2020. (4) To provide, where necessary, input prior to and during the examination of the SDS to justify the social value of the policies and any necessary modifications to them. ## CPV classification Research consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c5c8cb9f-58fe-4561-a731-2d81899201b4) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Merseytravel: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/merseytravel) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Tees Bird Mapping Project · Natural England · 24 days left · 13 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a158c1-0a39-72df-aac0-991d1747cd02/tees-bird-mapping-project) [Research services – Evaluatie van de implementatie van de proeftuin Pioniersscholen · Vlaamse Overheid · 20 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cecf-7255-bee1-542f502ed088/belgium-research-services-evaluatie-van-de-implementatie-van-de-proeftuin-pi) [Research services – KPN/28/2026 „Charakterystyka biogeochemiczna gleb i roślin wybranych torfowisk subalpejskich ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem torfowiska u źródeł Úpy na Równi pod Śnieżką” · Karkonoski Park Narodowy z siedzibą w Jeleniej Górze · 34 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-97ae-7315-8e1a-e686bca1e724/poland-research-services-kpn282026-charakterystyka-biogeochemiczna-gleb-i) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Evaluation of Five Pilot Projects Testing Exemptions from Provisions of the Local Government Act, the Property Tax Act, the General Practitioner Regulations, and Other Regulatory Frameworks · Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development · 14 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a35e-73b3-8bf4-7d33c32cf58b/norway-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-ev) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Zabezpečenie trvalých a analytických činností pre oblasť dopravy · Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky · 30 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ce90-72fd-b25d-99b3ee2e8b4b/slovakia-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services) [Research and development consultancy services – ATU wishes to establish a Panel of National Contact Point Experts across EU Member States to build capacity to incorporate EU Results-Based Payments Schemes in Public or Private Support Schemes. · Atlantic Technological University · 438 days left · 31 Dec 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ccf1-7050-b440-6554b4a1426f/ireland-austria-slovenia-research-and-development-consultancy-services-atu)