Planning

Call for Start Up Projects across West Yorkshire

WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

22 Mar 2023 at 11:09

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

28 Feb 2023 at 11:09

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

16 Feb 2023 at 16:12

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has issued a tender titled "Call for Start Up Projects across West Yorkshire" in the Retail trade services industry category. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for March 31, 2023. The total budget available for this development funding is £165,000, and interested parties can apply for up to £25,000 to deliver a pilot business start-up project in West Yorkshire.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, to participate in delivering start-up projects in West Yorkshire. Suitable businesses include those offering research and development consultancy services, business and management consultancy, and other related services. The initiative aims to provide support to individuals facing barriers to starting a business, especially focusing on key demographics such as women, ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and those from deprived areas of West Yorkshire.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Call for Start Up Projects across West Yorkshire

Notice Description

This notice is to serve as information only to alert potential bidders to the upcoming opportunity to deliver Start Up Projects across the West Yorkshire region with the aim of supporting individuals to overcome a defined barrier that is (or has the potential to) preventing them from launching and establishing their own business. Interested parties do not need to submit an expression of interest or respond to this notice, as the tender will be advertised as an open tender on Contracts Finder when it goes live. The key objective of this fund is to ensure that anyone in West Yorkshire who wants to start a business can access good quality support and guidance to do so. Particularly individuals from our key demographics including (but not limited to): women, individuals from an ethnic minority, those who self-identify as having a disability, those with low education attainment and those from deprived areas of West Yorkshire. This project aims to better understand the barriers that these individuals face and test the impact of targeted support aimed at helping these individuals overcome a defined barrier. Learnings from this call for project will be used to design future start-up provision. The total budget available for this development funding is PS165,000, and bidding organisations can apply for up to a maximum of PS25,000 to deliver a pilot business start-up project within West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield districts).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5716eedf-4e98-4ac2-8f90-8866ae60635c
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

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

CPV Codes

55900000 - Retail trade services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2023Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 2DE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Further Information

Notice Documents

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