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title: "UPN-00618 - Future Places Fund"
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# UPN-00618 - Future Places Fund

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/upn-00618-future-places-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-06ce8c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** West of England Combined Authority: "UPN-00618 - Future Places Fund". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: weca-atamis.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [West of England Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-of-england-combined-authority-ons-e47000009)
- **Published Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 September 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Financial consultancy services, Real estate services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/upn-00618-future-places-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-06ce8c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ce8c`

## 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/upn-00618-future-places-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-06ce8c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [weca-atamis.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweca-atamis.my.site.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/upn-00618-future-places-fund-ocds-h6vhtk-06ce8c#participate

## Description
The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (WECA) has established the Future Places Fund, a targeted place-based investment fund designed to accelerate sustainable economic growth, unlock housing and regeneration opportunities, and support resilient communities across the West of England.
WECA is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced investment adviser to provide strategic and technical investment advisory services in relation to the Fund. The appointed provider will be responsible for advising on investment opportunities, providing recommendations on appropriate funding structures and instruments, supporting investment appraisal and due diligence processes, and overseeing elements of the investment governance and decision-making process.
The contract will be awarded to the successful supplier, in accordance with the procurement documents and the requirements set out in the specification.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 66171000, 70000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 11/11/2026 to 10/11/2029
- **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%2F079485-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-20T13:13:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:42:35.487Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ce8c