Appointment of Consultant Business Partnership Manager for Cheltenham Business Partnership

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Cheltenham Borough Council awarded a contract to Blackadder Media Limited for the appointment of a Consultant Business Partnership Manager for the Cheltenham Business Partnership.

The consultant will manage the day-to-day operations of the Partnership, which is a collaboration of local business leaders and the Council, funded by member contributions and governed by a Board of funding partners.

The Council holds the Partnership's accounts and manages contractual arrangements.

The Partnership had been without a permanent manager since the retirement of its previous manager in 2014.

A consultant was previously employed during a Feasibility Study for a Business Improvement District (BID).

Following the submission of the study, the Partnership decided to proceed towards a BID vote in February 2016.

This contract appoints a Consultant Manager until the anticipated BID establishment date of 27 May 2016, by which time the Partnership will decide on its future existence and the need for a permanent manager.

The contract value is £42,900.