Notice Information
Notice Title
CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF GET STARTED & GROW BUSINESS SERVICES
Notice Description
During Covid 19 Staffordshire County Council (SCC) were successful in bidding into the Governments Community Renewal fund, for start-up business support. The scheme has been running successfully for over 18 months now. The scheme was set up originally to support start-up businesses aged 0-2 years across the county excluding Stoke on Trent. This scheme was created to complement the existing start up offer of free mentoring support and the Start-up Loan Scheme. Two offers were made available free of charge to businesses, Marketing or Accountancy. The Scheme was extended in late 2022 to offer support to step up businesses aged 2-5 years. Since the scheme has been live, over 600 EOIs have been received. We wish to continue this support offered to businesses. We have again since extended the support offered this year to now include Human Resources (HR) advice and Legal advice. Businesses can only access one strand of support. Information about the scheme can be seen online https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Business/Staffordshire-means-Back-to-Business-Support-Scheme/Fully-funded-support-to-start-up-and-grow-your-business.aspx Lots available: ii. Lot 1 - Get Started and grow in Marketing Services -Website, Logo and Branding Lot 2 - Get Started & Grow in Marketing Services -Social Media Lot 3 - Get Started and grow in Finance Lot 4 - Get started and grow in Legal Lot 5 - Get started and grow in Human Resources Lots 1 - 5 will be a single Provider for each Lot. Providers may only tender for 1(one) Lot. The initial duration is for the period 3rd July 2023 until 24th April 2024 with an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months to 30th April 2026 at the discretion of the Council and subject to the Government Funding. The anticipated spend is a total of PS60,000 per annum total across the 5 lots, within an anticipated 3 year contract spend of PS180,000 total. To access the opportunity and for further information https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-2a155fda-05ec-4be8-8ae2-70df7dc05cfc
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a8b1cf8-5e54-4fb9-961d-b8bbcac54fd0
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
66171000 - Financial consultancy services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
79342000 - Marketing services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 3 Aug 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 May 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Jul 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- 2 Jul 2023 - 30 Apr 2026 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Audrey Taylor
- Contact Email
- audrey.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01785 278611
Buyer Location
- Locality
- STAFFORD
- Postcode
- ST16 2DH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG24 Staffordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Stafford
- Electoral Ward
- Forebridge
- Westminster Constituency
- Stafford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0a8b1cf8-5e54-4fb9-961d-b8bbcac54fd0
3rd August 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9311e0df-3c27-447a-bb87-0e0876d9748e
20th April 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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