How to win: Leeds Culture Strategy Renewal

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The procurement has been established to appoint a consultant (or consultancy team) to develop a new city-wide Leeds Culture Strategy 2027-2037 on behalf of Leeds City Council, with funding stakeholders Arts Council England and Culture Consortium Leeds. The strategy will provide a shared long-term vision for culture and creativity in Leeds and position culture as a key contributor to the city's economic growth, health and wellbeing, place-making, social inclusion, community development and international profile. The commission seeks to: Co-produce an ambitious, evidence-based strategy for the next ten years. Place culture and creativity at the heart of Leeds's future development and align with the city's wider ambitions and priorities. Improve participation, representation and access to culture across all communities. Support inclusive growth and demonstrate how culture can help address inequalities. Strengthen cultural infrastructure, partnerships and networks across the city. Create a practical delivery framework, action plans, governance arrangements and monitoring framework to guide future investment and collective action. The successful consultant will undertake:

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Leeds City Council scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £50,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 3 January 2027 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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