Tender

IA2462 Get Started Services for Start up Businesses

STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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03 Jun 2021 at 08:15

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01 Jun 2021 at 08:18

Tender

19 May 2021 at 11:43

Summary of the contracting process

Staffordshire County Council is conducting a tender for the "IA2462 Get Started Services for Start-up Businesses" project, aiming to secure up to £0.5 million from the UK Community Renewal Fund to support new start-ups in Stafford. This initiative focuses on enhancing economic resilience in one of the 100 government-recognised priority areas. The tender is currently active, with proposals due by 18th June 2021, and the subsequent contract period starting on 13th August 2021 and lasting until 15th March 2022. The procurement method is an open procedure, allowing for broad participation in the bidding process, particularly suitable for NGOs and enterprises involved in financial consultancy and marketing services.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs) specialising in marketing and financial consultancy to engage with new start-ups. The initiative not only provides potential collaborators with a chance to offer valuable services like mentoring and interest-free loans but also aims to alleviate hesitancy in business launch due to the pandemic's financial aftermath. Companies that provide consultancy on marketing strategies and financial planning would find themselves particularly well-positioned to contribute to this endeavour, fostering business growth within the local economy.

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Notice Title

IA2462 Get Started Services for Start up Businesses

Notice Description

Staffordshire County Council is bidding for up to PS0.5M funding from the Government's UK Community Renewal Fund (CRF), which will provide PS220M of funding in 2021/22 to help priority places across the UK to prepare for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. To level up and create opportunity across the UK for people and places, the government has identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience. One element of this bid is a bolt-on to the current Staffordshire Start-up scheme which offers both mentoring and interest-free loans to new start-up businesses. There are around 190 start-up businesses registered on the Staffordshire start-up scheme, although not all have taken their first steps into self-employment for numerous reasons; some are awaiting the end of the furlough scheme to establish the position with their employers, others are simply nervous about taking their first steps into self-employment, especially given the financial impact that they have already suffered from the pandemic. The proposed activity within the bid, and that which is referenced within this tender specification, is intended to mitigate the latter. Existing applicants to the Staffordshire start-up scheme who are yet to launch their business will be offered the choice of one of two free services: * Get Started in Marketing * Get Started in Finance

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/671ef526-ba57-4c2f-b36b-e35943b7f0d9
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 (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

66171000 - Financial consultancy services

79342000 - Marketing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
18 Jun 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Aug 2021 - 15 Mar 2022 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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
Not specified

Local Authority
Stafford
Electoral Ward
Forebridge
Westminster Constituency
Stafford

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