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Futures-led workshop facilitation on the drivers shaping local government

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 05:21.

Opportunity overview

The Local Government Association seeks an experienced partner to support delivery of Phase One of ‘LG2040: The State of Things to Come’, a futures and reform initiative. This phase will apply futures methodology to design and facilitate domain-specific workshops exploring the forces shaping local government to 2040.

Classification

  • CPV79951000 — Seminar organisation services
  • CPV79952000 — Event services

Lots

  • Lot 1£50k · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
LG-04687
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
13 Feb 2026, 17:00

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Feb 2026, 17:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Change to title of Notice from Supply of expert facilitation using futures methodology for domain-specific workshops on the future of local government, to Futures-led workshop facilitation on the drivers shaping local government
Id
004551-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
50,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
A1 Overview of methodology and suitability of approach 20% A2 Relevant skills, knowledge and experience 30% A3 Ability to deliver within the timescales 10% A4 Quality assurance and other risk controls 5% A5 Equality, diversity and inclusion 5%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
B Price 30%

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
23 Feb 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Jul 2026, 00:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2026, 23:59

Renewal

Description
At the buyers discretion only if further work is to be completed.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79952000
Description
Event services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79951000
Description
Seminar organisation services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
A-10529
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Format
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Entry 2
Id
004551-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
19 Jan 2026, 18:00
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)
Id
GB-COH-03675577

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
03675577

Address

Street Address
18 smith square
Locality
london
Postal Code
sw1p 3hz
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI32

Contact

Name
Ellie Stewart

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · london · UKI32 · sw1p 3hz · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 004540-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 004551-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·