Tender

SC22223 - C-Care Technology Resilience Voucher Scheme

KENT COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

02 Aug 2022 at 14:35

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent County Council is currently undertaking the SC22223 - C-Care Technology Resilience Voucher Scheme, aimed at addressing socio-economic challenges exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic within the IT services sector. The procurement process is at the tender stage, with a deadline for submissions set for 1st September 2022. The project is set to support approximately 300 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) based in Kent, focusing on digital resilience and adaptation. This initiative, with an estimated budget of £300,000, launched in November 2021 and will continue until the end of 2022, facilitating the procurement of additional suppliers to meet demand for various digital services in the region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for SMEs in the digital services arena, including firms specialising in web development, digital marketing, and technology investments. Businesses that can offer innovative solutions to enhance digital capabilities for the targeted beneficiaries are well-positioned to compete. As the existing suppliers near capacity and with specific needs identified in the voucher scheme, new entrants that can provide the requisite services are likely to find a welcoming market to foster business growth in the Kent region.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SC22223 - C-Care Technology Resilience Voucher Scheme

Notice Description

C-Care is cross-Channel Interreg project which aims to respond to some of the socio-economic challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. C-Care is led by Kent County Council and involves 3 other English and 3 French partner organisations who are jointly implementing the project. C-Care will provide support to businesses and individuals at risk of exclusion in the France-Channel England area to aid economic recovery. As part of this project, the Growth & Communities Division within GET is leading on a technology resilience voucher pilot scheme to provide support to Kent businesses. The scheme was launched in November 2021 when Kent SMEs could start to apply for vouchers. A framework of suppliers was procured during the summer of 2021 which resulted in seven suppliers being selected and approved to provide services to Kent businesses under the voucher scheme. A total number of 385 applications were received between November 2021 and June 2022 and 320 were approved. However, 74 (23.12%) of these which have been withdrawn - the main reason being given by SMEs was a lack of a suitable supplier on the framework to deliver the service they wanted. Not every lot was filled by suppliers and only 4 of the 7 suppliers have actually been selected by beneficiary SMEs to complete a voucher project. Some current suppliers have also indicated that they are very near to reaching full capacity to deliver voucher projects. As of July 2022, the scheme has committed around 50% of the available funding but KCC needs to procure the services of some additional suppliers (businesses offering a range of digital services to other companies) with whom, successful voucher applicants can carry out a technology resilience project which will be paid for by the C-Care project. A detailed analysis of the scheme to date has indicated that additional suppliers should be sourced to provide services against the following lots to respond to demand from Kent SMEs: * Web-Based Activities * Digital Marketing and Promotional Activities * Equipment and Small Investments to Facilitate Digital Activity The scheme supports Kent businesses in making changes to their business models or developing new digital processes to build in resilience to the company and finding new ways to connect to customers e.g. adopting a click and collect procedure, putting in place an online payment process, adapting a website to engage with new customers etc. The voucher scheme is worth around PS300,000 (depending on the Euro exchange rate) and aims to support 300 Kent-based SMEs (small & medium sizes enterprises). The scheme launched in November 2021 and will run until the end of 2022 (subject to the number of applications received and the voucher budget being allocated).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0999ccb7-20d6-4217-98d6-74a383d08ea0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e5effa4-bd24-4292-8393-e2153de4c201
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£250,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Sep 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
28 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME14 1XQ
Post Town
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Penenden Heath
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Further Information

Notice Documents

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