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# Strategic Review of the Target Operating Model for the Lord Mayor’s Show

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-review-of-the-target-operating-model-for-the-lord-mayor-s-show-ocds-h6vhtk-054651). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London: "Strategic Review of the Target Operating Model for the Lord Mayor’s Show". Published status: complete. Published Value: £50,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-mayor-and-commonalty-and-citizens-of-the-city-of-london-GB-PPON-PYQD-1693-MYXR)
- **Published Value:** £50,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 July 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services, Financial management consultancy services, Research and development consultancy services, Research consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £45,500 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-review-of-the-target-operating-model-for-the-lord-mayor-s-show-ocds-h6vhtk-054651#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054651`

## Before you bid
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- **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/strategic-review-of-the-target-operating-model-for-the-lord-mayor-s-show-ocds-h6vhtk-054651#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [cityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcityoflondon.ukp.app.jaggaer.com%2F).)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-review-of-the-target-operating-model-for-the-lord-mayor-s-show-ocds-h6vhtk-054651#participate

## Description
The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of Strategic Review of the Target Operating Model for the Lord Mayor’s Show.
The City invites suitably qualified consultants to submit proposals to undertake a strategic review of the target operating model for the Lord Mayor’s Show (LMS). The review will assess the optimal governance and delivery structure, considering whether the LMS should be managed in-house within CoLC or embedded within Lord Mayor’s Show Limited (LMS Ltd).
The primary output of this engagement will be an Options Appraisal Report, including a recommended option based on key evaluation criteria such as financial sustainability, operational effectiveness, governance, and strategic alignment with CoLC objectives. The duration of the contract is 3 months.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73200000, 73210000, 79410000, 79411100, 79412000

- **Estimated Value:** £50,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2025 to 31/10/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Oaklin Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-159773`
  - Value: £45,500 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £45,500
  - Signed Date: 08/09/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031381-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-16T10:28:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T07:34:05.024Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-054651