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PLA26200 Conservation Area Programme - Community Engagement Project
Torbay Council · Local authority
In brief
Torbay Council has announced plans to buy consultancy and marketing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £110,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 43 months, starting 1 April 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 27 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The purpose of this Expression of Interest is to identify suppliers in the market who are capable of employing an established methodology, tested through the Torbay Heritage Place Programme Development Year, to engage local residents, communities and interest groups with the process of producing Conservation Area Appraisals and Conservation Area Management Plans alongside a wide programme of heritage learning and community action within 21 conservation areas within Torbay. The Expression of Interest does not constitute as a tender, and Torbay Council will not be commissioning services directly through this process. Torbay Council reserves their right to only invite organisations who have…Read the full description
The purpose of this Expression of Interest is to identify suppliers in the market who are capable of employing an established methodology, tested through the Torbay Heritage Place Programme Development Year, to engage local residents, communities and interest groups with the process of producing Conservation Area Appraisals and Conservation Area Management Plans alongside a wide programme of heritage learning and community action within 21 conservation areas within Torbay.
The Expression of Interest does not constitute as a tender, and Torbay Council will not be commissioning services directly through this process. Torbay Council reserves their right to only invite organisations who have responded to this Expression of Interest to participate in the resulting tender process.
Should the responses demonstrate sufficient competition and capacity within Devon, Torbay Council reserves their right to conduct any subsequent below-threshold procurement as a reserved procurement for suppliers established in Devon and with substantive business operations within the county. Suppliers are not required to have their head office located in Devon.
The project will be subject to the successful receipt of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund through the Torbay Heritage Place Programme. If successful, it is expected to run for approximately 44 months from April 2027 to December 2030.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 103657-2026
About the buyer
Torbay CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
100Awards
74Suppliers it has used most for consultancy
- Channel 3 Consulting Ltd1 contract
- Design West1 contract
- Pell Frischmann Consultants Limited1 contract
- Vickery Holman1 contract
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From notice 103657-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 2 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 2 November 2026.