Tender: LGA Commission: Evidence-based Blueprint for Future Local Growth Funding in England

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The Local Government Association is seeking a supplier to produce a practical, evidence-based blueprint for future local growth funding in a devolving England that shows how funding arrangements can best support councils, combined authorities (MCAs and CCAs) and non-devolved areas to drive sustainable economic growth. The research must provide a robust evidence base to inform the LGA’s policy development and engagement with government, including an assessment of strengths and weaknesses of the current local growth funding landscape; testing of the LGA’s principles for future funding design; analysis of how funding operates across different governance models including MCAs, CCAs and non-devolved areas; consideration of institutions such as the National Wealth Fund and other place-based investment initiatives; and a small number of options for a future funding framework with advantages, disadvantages and implementation considerations. Final recommendations should be practical, deliverable and usable to inform future government discussions on growth, devolution, local government reform and the next spending review, and to support wider LGA growth work.