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Planned procurement · Notice 103657-2026

PLA26200 Conservation Area Programme - Community Engagement Project

Torbay Council

Value
£110k
Stage
Early notice
Where
South West
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes, says the buyer
Contract
1 Apr 2027 – 31 Oct 2030

In plain English

Torbay Council is asking suppliers to register interest in a community engagement project covering 21 conservation areas in Torbay, helping residents and groups take part in drawing up conservation area appraisals and management plans, alongside heritage learning and community action. The project is expected to run for about 44 months from April 2027 to December 2030, is valued at £110,000, and depends on National Lottery Heritage Fund money; this is only an expression of interest, not yet a tender.

Good fit for: Community engagement, heritage learning or public consultation consultancies, ideally based in Devon.

The catch (with the notice's own words):
  • Not a tender: only responders may be invited to bid later Torbay Council reserves their right to only invite organisations who have responded to this Expression of Interest to participate in the resulting tender process.
  • Later tender may be limited to Devon-based firms conduct any subsequent below-threshold procurement as a reserved procurement for suppliers established in Devon and with substantive business operations within the county
  • Project depends on funding being won The project will be subject to the successful receipt of funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund through the Torbay Heritage Place Programme.
  • Must use the council's tested engagement method capable of employing an established methodology, tested through the Torbay Heritage Place Programme Development Year

Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.

What the buyer 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 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.

Read the official notice

What happens next

This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. The notice gives the buyer's team as commercial.services@torbay.gov.uk. Read the official notice for the details.

Procedure: not stated. Published 2 Nov 2026.

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