Functional Economic Market Areas
This section of the website provides information relating to Functional Economic Market Areas (FEMA) with downloadable resources to help inform Local Economic Assessments in the South West. Through the South West FEMA Updates section below, you can access up-to-date information on work being carried out throughout the region to help better inform the FEMA element of Local Economic Assessments.
For further information about FEMA and its relationship with Local Economic Assessments, please contact Lorna Gibbons.
- June 2010
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The Spatial Economic Analysis Tool was officially launched at the Government Office for the South West (Bristol) on Friday 18th June. Delegats take away copies of the South West Spatial and Economic Analysis Toolkit (SEAT) in DVD form. To view presentations from Gareth Jones (SQW) and James Shorten (C4G) on its usage and application, click here.
- April 2010
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A FEMA Stakeholder event is held in Taunton on 13th April. To access the workshop presentation click here (a downloadable file is available in the resources section below).
- February 2010
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From a tender sent to ten organisations asking them to respond to our invitation to tender, we received three responses. The LEA Steering Group, made up of the Local Authority, South West Observatory and RDA staff, completed a tender assessment scoring exercise. On the basis of this, two consultancies were interviewed. The steering group was impressed by the calibre of both consultancies and it was felt that either could have met the objectives of the brief. It was understood that the success of the project would depend on initial planning and ensuring a strong understanding of the client group requirements; would require wide buy-in; and the technical output of the project would be crucial to ensuring the project is used. Overall, SQW Consultancy were felt to have the edge. They have been offered and have accepted the FEMA contract.
