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title: "Provision of a Tourism Economy Update and Visitor Accommodation Update and Future Needs Assessment for Blackpool"
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# Provision of a Tourism Economy Update and Visitor Accommodation Update and Future Needs Assessment for Blackpool

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-tourism-economy-update-and-visitor-accommodation-update-and-future-needs-as-ocds-h6vhtk-05f225). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** BLACKPOOL COUNCIL: "Provision of a Tourism Economy Update and Visitor Accommodation Update and Future Needs Assessment for Blackpool". Published status: active. Published Value: £70,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [BLACKPOOL COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/blackpool-council-ons-e06000009)
- **Published Value:** £70,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 January 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative services related to tourism affairs, Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, Research and development consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-tourism-economy-update-and-visitor-accommodation-update-and-future-needs-as-ocds-h6vhtk-05f225#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05f225`

## 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:** how many bids lots like this attract, 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:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/provision-of-a-tourism-economy-update-and-visitor-accommodation-update-and-future-needs-as-ocds-h6vhtk-05f225#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3Dbcc355c2-19d5-f011-813a-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-tourism-economy-update-and-visitor-accommodation-update-and-future-needs-as-ocds-h6vhtk-05f225#participate

## Description
The Contracting Authority is seeking to commission the above opportunity and is inviting you to submit an offer for this. We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified and highly experienced multi-disciplinary consultancy team to update Blackpool's tourism economy baseline and growth forecasts; and to produce a visitor accommodation study update including assessment of future market needs and recommend policy measures to respond to the findings of the study.	
This study must produce robust evidence to inform strategy, policy and proposals in the new Blackpool Local Plan and this evidence must be capable of withstanding scrutiny and challenge at Examination.
The Contracting Authority wishes to appoint a Supplier who can clearly demonstrate the ability to meet our requirements and who offers the most advantageous Quote. 
It is anticipated that the contract term will be from February 2026 to October 2026, with the option to extend incrementally for a period of 1 year (subject to contract review and budget availability).

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 73200000, 75125000, 79000000

- **Estimated Value:** £70,000

- **Contract Period:** 09/02/2026 to 09/10/2026
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F081200-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-12-09T16:36:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T07:57:15.280Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05f225