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ESCC - SK - East Sussex Intensive Business Support Programme

EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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28 Aug 2024 at 11:05

Summary of the contracting process

East Sussex County Council has awarded a contract titled "ESCC - SK - East Sussex Intensive Business Support Programme" under the industry category of business development consultancy services. This procurement process, currently in the award stage, has detailed a contract period that begins on 2nd September 2024 and ends on 1st April 2025. The total value of the contract is £80,000 GBP. The programme aims to provide intensive business support to businesses in the East Sussex area, targeting sustainable economic growth within the county. The key dates include the end of the tender period on 7th August 2024 and the publication of the award on 28th August 2024. The services are set to be delivered in multiple locations including the United Kingdom, Europe, and British Overseas Territories.

Digital Islands Business Services Ltd has been chosen as the provider for this programme. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in business support and consultancy, particularly those skilled in diagnosing and addressing individual business needs through tools like GROWTHmapper. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will find this tender particularly suitable, given the focus on intensive, personalised support designed to foster business growth. This contract creates a pathway for businesses within the consultancy sector to collaborate closely with East Sussex Growth Hub - Business East Sussex (BES), promoting both local engagement and broader economic development initiatives.

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Notice Title

ESCC - SK - East Sussex Intensive Business Support Programme

Notice Description

We are looking to procure a business support service provider that can engage and recruit a target number of businesses in the East Sussex area to receive intensive business support between October 2024 and March 2025. The driver to this is sustainable economic growth for the County. The provider will work closely with the East Sussex Growth Hub - Business East Sussex (BES) - and will receive referrals of businesses from BES who would benefit from intensive support. The provider will also need to undertake their own marketing and engagement activities to onboard further businesses to the programme that would benefit from intensive support. The provider will deliver a package of support to these individual businesses, to include a diagnostic of individual business needs (primarily using GROWTHmapper) to evidence what 1:1 and other direct support should then be given to the business as part of the package. The provision of the package of support is the direct responsibility of the provider. The provider will also collect and provide requisite data to ESCC and be GDPR compliant.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6ad925d7-cf96-43b5-8351-fec8bd4b8439
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52dbcfb1-857e-41c0-aa49-b154e3049f1d
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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


CPV Codes

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20241 years ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2024 - 1 Apr 2025 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEWES
Postcode
BN7 1UE
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ22 East Sussex CC
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Lewes
Electoral Ward
Lewes Priory
Westminster Constituency
Lewes

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DIGITAL ISLANDS BUSINESS SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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