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# Leeds Culture Strategy Renewal

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leeds-culture-strategy-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-07b3b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** 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.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 58 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Leeds City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leeds-city-council-ons-e08000035)
- **Published Value:** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 January 2027 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business development consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leeds-culture-strategy-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-07b3b7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b3b7`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** £50k, 0.9% below the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £43k-£50k), with the comparable awards behind it.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leeds-culture-strategy-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-07b3b7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [leedscultureprogrammes.org.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fleedscultureprogrammes.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leeds-culture-strategy-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-07b3b7#participate

## Description
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.  
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79411100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/02/2027 to 29/10/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F105057-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-05T10:51:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-06T05:10:21.826Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-07b3b7