# RFE - Developing Devolution deals and Econometric Analysis

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Luton Council](/buyers/luton-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Evidence First Ltd
- Award value: £30,000
- Tender value: £30,000
- Award date: 20 December 2024
- Published: 24 January 2025
- Contract start: 23 December 2024
- Contract end: 30 May 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c2ffa443-0343-404f-98dd-589ee535d5c9-820255
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fd9eecc2-c22b-40a6-963f-f4b08987926a

## Description

The work will be undertaken in two phases\. Phase one \(a shorter piece of work\\r estimated at £5k and required by early January 2025 - analysis making the positive case for the\\r functional economic geography of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes\\r \(BLMK\)\. To include a range of data including: employment by sector, GVA and GVA by sector,\\r commuting data, labour market data etc\. to demonstrate the scale and interconnectedness of the\\r BLMK area\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2ffa443-0343-404f-98dd-589ee535d5c9-820255)