LCR Housing & Affordability Study

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority are potentially look to issue a tender (as titled above) via an open competition within the coming weeks, approx. w/c 13/05. It is envisaged this procurement will be approx. 2 week period.

Overview: The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is seeking to procure a partner to produce a Housing Affordability and Need Study for the Leeds City Region. The study will provide an in depth understanding on a range of issues related to housing affordability and need within the Leeds City Region. The findings will feed into the Leeds City Region Inclusive Growth Corridor work. In addition the evidence will be used to shape future housing and infrastructure priorities and form a key component of a refreshed Leeds City Region evidence base which will be used across economic and transport policy.

Request: If you are interested, we would like you to reply via a short email response to procurement@westyorks-ca.gov.uk stating the following:

• If you would be interested in applying for this project • Your organisation name including lead contact details for the above procurement • Your organisations current ability to apply during the above timescale ref capacity

Rationale: The Combined Authority are requesting this early market engagement to ensure we receive a desired number of competitive bids and our intentions are realistic to the market at this time.

Next steps: More details will follow via the West Yorkshire Combined Authority's tendering system 'In-tend' . To register click the following link and then click the 'Register' button - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/westyorkshireca/aspx/Home

When the tender become available, hover over 'Tenders' then 'Current'. Scroll down to the project and click 'View Details' and then 'Express interest'. There will be a tab called 'Invitation to tender' and from here you will be able to download the documents. To note, the tender documents will become available at a later date.