Closed tender

Strategic Review of the Target Operating Model for the Lord Mayor’s Show

Details

Buyer: City of London Corporation
Value: £50,000
Topic: Research and development consultancy services
Published: 10 June 2025
Submission: 8 July 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The City of London Corporation (the City) invites Tenders for the provision of Strategic Review of the Target Operating Model for the Lord Mayor’s Show. The City invites suitably qualified consultants to submit proposals to undertake a strategic review of the target operating model for the Lord Mayor’s Show (LMS). The review will assess the optimal governance and delivery structure, considering whether the LMS should be managed in-house within CoLC or embedded within Lord Mayor’s Show Limited (LMS Ltd). The primary output of this engagement will be an Options Appraisal Report, including a recommended option based on key evaluation criteria such as financial sustainability, operational effectiveness, governance, and strategic alignment with CoLC objectives. The duration of the contract is 3 months.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published10 June 2025
Current notice
Completed: Submission date8 July 2025

About the buyer

City of London Corporation buys as a local authority, and sets out its own procurement policies and requirements for suppliers. Its City Fund draws on rental and interest income from the Corporation's own property, alongside business rates and council tax. The Corporation also runs soft market testing to shape future procurements with suppliers.

A three-year Commercial Pipeline gives suppliers early visibility of larger opportunities.

Over the past 5 years, most of City of London Corporation's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, business services and construction work.

Decision makers

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