Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c84-5b10-727d-b8aa-edaca19e503f/buckinghamshire-devolution-bid-consultancy-support awarded GB open procedure # Buckinghamshire Devolution Bid - Consultancy Support [Buckinghamshire Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/buckinghamshire-council) Open field Estimated value £100,000 Published 21 Jun 2021 Deadline Closed 30 Apr 2021 ## Who can bid - 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. ## About this tender Providing policy support - including developing further detail on the propositions, helping with conceptual framing and structure, advising on departmental policy priorities and strategic fit, and researching key aspects of similar agreements elsewhere Supporting meeting preparation - drafting agendas, developing briefing notes on the objectives and background, producing slide packs and other materials, and attending preparatory meetings Acting as a critical friend - advising on approach and strategy, and reviewing documents and slides Providing briefings on relevant policy or budgetary announcements - The Devolution and Local Recovery ### White Paper and Spending Review, using a combination of desk-based research and knowledge from our work elsewhere Attending and providing advice to the Growth Board - assisting with the drafting of agendas and development of slide packs and other materials, and attending the meetings, either in a listening capacity, or to contribute to or facilitate a discussion ### Attending strategy sessions with the Chief Executive and senior Council officers and partners - providing strategic advice on negotiations with Government ## CPV classification Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/f4cd834a-11c7-4963-a81a-5b71d47964af) 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 Buckinghamshire Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/buckinghamshire-council) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Employee Screening · Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority · 15 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a145df-100b-70ec-8bcc-3630f263230d/employee-screening) [Invitation to Tender- For the provision of viability evidence and assessment of the West Suffolk Local Plan and the introduction of a CIL charging schedule. · West Suffolk Council · 29 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-5763-721c-b887-6f844f9f4360/invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-viability-evidence-and-assessment-of) [BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity · Bassetlaw District Council · 40 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-57cd-73bf-b1f5-a8a4f0713a79/badc-1727-retford-buttermarket-food-hall-operator-opportunity) [Consultancy Services for an Independent Mixed-Use Viability, Market Demand and Development Options Review - Fleetwood Farm, Banks · West Lancashire Borough Council · 19 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14503-59d8-704e-b46c-727e4a0e571e/consultancy-services-for-an-independent-mixed-use-viability-market-demand-and-d) [UEFA EURO 28 Birmingham Host City - Festival Development · Birmingham City Council · 20 days left · 6 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14495-7fd3-7021-b8b4-8cbe13597d01/uefa-euro-28-birmingham-host-city-festival-development) [Evaluation specialist Dartmoor’s Dynamic Landscapes programme (natural environment, landscape heritage, culture) · Dartmoor National Park Authority · 14 days left · 1 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a1434c-ece2-7261-8fb5-e68bdb54c1e9/evaluation-specialist-dartmoors-dynamic-landscapes-programme-natural-environme)