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Published 25 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Economic Impact Assessment of the Universal Studios development on North Northamptonshire

Official notice

Authority: North Northamptonshire Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£25,000£30,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Jul 2026awarded 24 Aug 2026
Awarded to Volterra Partners LLP2 awards
Contract term 6 moends 29 Jan 2027 · starts 7 Aug 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to prepare an Economic Impact Assessment of the Universal Studios development in Bedford on North Northamptonshire.

The purpose of the study is to robustly assess the attraction's economic, employment, and visitor impacts for North Northamptonshire, to provide evidence suitable for use in the emerging Local Plan and other strategies.

It should include recommendations on how the Council, working with other stakeholders, can maximise the opportunities arising from the development and mitigate any threats.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Economic impact assessment · Economic research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moSMEPublished value£25,000
Contract period: 7 Aug 2026 – 29 Jan 2027 (6 mo)Value: £25,000 exc. VAT · £30,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
79311400 Economic research services79311410 Economic impact assessment79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: All requirements are set out in the attached RFQ

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
Awarded
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
25 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
Authority reference
NNC/PLACE/UNIVERSAL/SE
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059750
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesEconomic impact assessmentEconomic research services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bcde Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
24 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
9 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
Electronic submission
Not allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

submission details are set out in the RFQ

Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published117 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST
  2. Clarification questions by103 days ago
    9 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline88 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Contract starts75 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published49 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    20 Aug 2026, 11:29 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Aug 2026, 11:29 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    1 Sept 2026, 13:32 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £24,8101 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once
Contracts signed 2latest 24 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Volterra Partners LLPSME£24,810 †same award published again · counted once—Awarded
Volterra Partners LLPSME£24,810 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 2 · Volterra Partners LLPSME

    Signed
    24 Aug 2026
    Value
    £24,810
    Period
    24 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

  • Contract 1 · Volterra Partners LLPSME

    Signed
    20 Aug 2026
    Value
    £24,810
    Period
    20 Aug 2026 – 29 Jan 2027
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Northamptonshire Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PQCM-5634-HGCN The Corby Cube, George Street, Corby, East Midlands, NN17 1QGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • VOLTERRA PARTNERS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC361729GB-PPON: PWLV-9869-JGNY Unit 2.02 91-94 Lower Marsh, London, London, SE1 7ABContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender