Official UK procurement notice
Leeds Culture Strategy Renewal
Authority: Leeds City Council (Local council)
The procurement has been established to appoint a consultant (or consultancy team) to develop a new city-wide Leeds Culture Strategy 2027-2037 on behalf of Leeds City Council, with funding stakeholders Arts Council England and Culture Consortium Leeds. The strategy will provide a shared long-term vision for culture and creativity in Leeds and position culture as a key contributor to the city's economic growth, health and wellbeing, place-making, social inclusion, community development and international profile. Tenders must be submitted electronically.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe procurement has been established to appoint a consultant (or consultancy team) to develop a new city-wide Leeds Culture Strategy 2027-2037 on behalf of Leeds City Council, with funding stakeholders Arts Council England and Culture Consortium Leeds. The strategy will provide a shared long-term vision for culture and creativity in Leeds and position culture as a key contributor to the city's economic growth, health and wellbeing, place-making, social inclusion, community development and international profile.
The commission seeks to:
Co-produce an ambitious, evidence-based strategy for the next ten years.
Place culture and creativity at the heart of Leeds's future development and align with the city's wider ambitions and priorities.
Improve participation, representation and access to culture across all communities.
Support inclusive growth and demonstrate how culture can help address inequalities.
Strengthen cultural infrastructure, partnerships and networks across the city.
Create a practical delivery framework, action plans, governance arrangements and monitoring framework to guide future investment and collective action.
The successful consultant will undertake:
Discovery and evidence review of existing strategies, research, cultural assets and data.
Stakeholder engagement and co-production involving communities, cultural organisations, businesses, strategic partners and residents across Leeds.
Strategy development and design, including a vision, priorities, outcomes framework and draft strategy.
Consultation and refinement of the draft strategy.
Production of the final Culture Strategy, delivery plan, monitoring and evaluation framework, and governance recommendations. The procurement amount is up to £50,000. Tenders must be submitted electronically.
CPV: Business development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£50,000
- Condition of participation
UK based organisations only
Consultant Specification
Essential
- Demonstrable experience developing innovative and ambitious cultural
strategies, with diverse representation at the centre of all activity.
- Experience collaborating with local authorities.
- Strong facilitation and engagement skills.
- Experience of inclusive community co-production.
- Understanding of cultural policy and place-based development.
- Ability to manage complex partnership projects.
Desirable
- Experience/knowledge of creative health.
- Experience/knowledge of inclusive growth frameworks.
- Experience in evaluation and impact measurement.
- Knowledge of Leeds and West Yorkshire cultural ecology.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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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: A weighted assessment, panel and interview process.
- Condition of participation
UK based organisations only
Consultant Specification
Essential
- Demonstrable experience developing innovative and ambitious cultural
strategies, with diverse representation at the centre of all activity.
- Experience collaborating with local authorities.
- Strong facilitation and engagement skills.
- Experience of inclusive community co-production.
- Understanding of cultural policy and place-based development.
- Ability to manage complex partnership projects.
Desirable
- Experience/knowledge of creative health.
- Experience/knowledge of inclusive growth frameworks.
- Experience in evaluation and impact measurement.
- Knowledge of Leeds and West Yorkshire cultural ecology.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £134,707 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Leeds City Council buys Business and management consultancy services (CPV 7941), and who usually turns up
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Half of these awards have an award date within 41 days of the bid deadline.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid30% / 16%
2–344% / 20%
4–621% / 24%
7+5% / 40%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate33% / 42%
Within ±2%54% / 49%
Above estimate13% / 9%
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Lot #1CPV 7941Published estimate£50k
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1 bid19%
2–333%
4–625%
7+24%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 11 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£43k–£50k
Estimate£50k
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Counterculture Partnership LLPWorked for this buyer | A Strategic Review of Leeds Museums and Galleriesnotice published Oct 2025 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £7.4m11 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 1 live · £90k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 18% above n=1 | |
ARC4 LIMITEDSME | £233k10 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 3 live · £150k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 34% below n=1 |
| £365k10 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 1 live · £49k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £100k1 award in 36m · last 7 months ago | 1 live · £100k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £116k2 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | None on file | at estimate n=1 |
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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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Nov 2026, 10:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2026, 10:51 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105057- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b3b7Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 3 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
5 Nov 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published17h ago5 Nov 2026, 10:51 GMT
- Today6 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 21 days27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 58 days3 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 86 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published5 Nov 2026, 10:51 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
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