Official UK procurement notice
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Visitor Economy - Destination Management Plan
Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of this commission is to help build a compelling and robust storytelling narrative and brand, inspired by the region’s varied offer that better reflects the area, and to help develop an overarching Destination Management Plan for the region that can be woven into every touchpoint for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough’s visitor economy to:
- Unlock and promote the region’s distinctive heritage and tourism offer - to create a seamless visitor journey underpinned by clear storytelling, local advocacy and connected thematic itineraries, positioning the region as an outstanding destination of both domestic and international appeal.
- Build upon the strength of Cambridge and its existing Destination Management Plan to utilise the asset ensuring regional spread of visitor benefits.
- Strengthen the resilience of the region’s visitor economy by driving business growth, addressing skills gaps, and encouraging regenerative tourism, to increase visitor dwell times and spend, encourage longer stays and reduce to seasonal peaks.
The Contract is intended to start week from commencing 13th October 2025 or as otherwise agreed.
The Contract includes an option to extend for a further period or periods up to a total of 6 months, taking the Contract term to a maximum of 12 months.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Research and development services and related consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
Lot awarding rule: Below threshold evaluation
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
- 19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
- Authority reference
DN791229- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058156- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e35Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Interested parties are invited to download and engage with the opportunity by;
(a) Going to: procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities ↗
(b) Select Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority from the organization list
(c) Searching for opportunity: Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Visitor Economy - Destination Management Plan; Ref: DN791229
(d) Express an interest
(e) Access and download the Tender documents from the website and respond in
accordance with the contained instructions.
Timeline
19 Sept 2025 → 13 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BST
- Submission deadline389 days ago6 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts382 days ago13 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published19 Sept 2025, 14:29 BSTUK4
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