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Enterprise Hub - Business Start-Up Advisers

EVERTON DEVELOPMENT TRUST

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Award

19 Sep 2017 at 15:12

Award Notice
Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:15

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Everton Development Trust is conducting an open procurement process for the "Enterprise Hub - Business Start-Up Advisers" programme, aimed at providing essential support to new enterprises in the North West of England. This initiative, classified under education and training services, is currently at the award stage, having been published on 17th March 2016, with the contract period commencing on 28th April 2016 and extending until 30th November 2018. Interested suppliers had until 16th April 2016 to submit their tenders, which aim to recruit multiple Business Advisers to assist potential entrepreneurs through comprehensive advisory services.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary/community sector enterprises (VCSEs) that specialise in business advisory services. Businesses equipped to help demographically diverse individuals facing barriers to entrepreneurship, especially in the Liverpool City Region, such as BME groups and long-term unemployed individuals, would be well-suited to compete. Successful contractors will play a pivotal role in facilitating the formation of new businesses and enhancing local economic development.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enterprise Hub - Business Start-Up Advisers

Notice Description

Enterprise Hub (EH) is a comprehensive entrepreneurship promotion and business support programme, which will foster the creation of new enterprises from pre start to early stage businesses. Providing assistance to 6360 potential-entrepreneurs and helping create 1272 new business ventures. The Enterprise Hub will reach and provide high quality business brokerage and business support services to a diverse customer profile ; resulting in the creation of high value SMEs and social businesses across all sectors and providing a simplified route for customers to access the support when and how they need it. The Enterprise Hub is a consortium of partner organisations of which EDT is one EDT's delivery strategy consists of utilising a multi-disciplinary enterprise team; currently comprising a Project Director, Senior Business Adviser and Finance and MI Manager. We are seeking to complete this team by looking to work with up to four (4) delivery sub -contractors (associate organisations or individuals) to provide business start-up support and enterprise engagement services; two (2) Business Advisers and two (2) Community Enterprise Facilitators. This notice relates ONLY to the procurement of Business Advisers. Business Advisers will, in their role in EDT's Enterprise Hub team, support individuals to: * Prepare a business plan, cash flow, and personal budget * Marketing * Market research / Competitor Analysis * Sales Forecasting * Advice on appropriate insurances * Advice on appropriate premises * Staffing requirements * Legal requirements and Company Registration * Access to Finance - signposting and supporting to access a loan/grant fund (if required) to supply a start-up financial package A minimum of 12 hours of appropriately evidenced adviser support, a full business plan and evidence of start-up are required. The complex nature of exclusion that people face requires additional investment to equalise opportunity in starting their own business. We are seeking Suppliers to engage with people from the following demographic profiles in Liverpool City Region: * BME groups * Disabled people * NEET young people * Long term unemployed people * Lone parents * Returners to the labour market * Older people * People in receipt of benefits * People with language, literacy or numeracy issues * Parents and carers * People with limited access to public transport or living in deprived wards * People with lack of access to finance and business networks * People with poor credit rationing and access to business finance * Any person who is experiencing social exclusion from mainstream service provision as a result of their personal circumstances The target beneficiary group are people who face a range of barriers to enterprise, such as: * Low confidence and self-esteem * Unemployment, under-employed, unstable or temporary employment * Low educational qualifications * Lone Parents * Benefit dependency * Ex-Offenders

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1d2783e3-5d1c-49dd-9afb-d18692885447
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 (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£150,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Sep 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Apr 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Apr 20169 years ago
Contract Period
28 Apr 2016 - 30 Nov 2018 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
EVERTON DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L5 3LF
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
Everton West
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

COLLECTIVE EDGE

ONE ECONOMY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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