Tender

Ambitious Essex - Start Up Accelerator

ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

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Tender

01 Dec 2023 at 09:36

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council is seeking quotations for the 'Ambitious Essex - Start Up Accelerator' programme to support local entrepreneurs and innovators in sectors such as construction, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, digi-tech, and life sciences. The programme aims to help start-ups grow and access funding opportunities, with a contract value of £60,000. The tender deadline for submissions is January 5, 2024, with the contract period starting on January 22, 2024, and ending on July 21, 2024. The buying organisation is Essex County Council, based in CHELMSFORD, England, and the procurement method is 'Other - Request for Quote'.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for firms specialising in business development consultancy services and those interested in supporting start-ups in the mentioned sectors. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited to compete for this tender, which focuses on fostering local business ecosystems and driving inclusive economic growth in the East of England region. Businesses that can demonstrate expertise in supporting entrepreneurial growth and accessing funding pathways are well-positioned to succeed in delivering the defined outcomes of the accelerator programme outlined by Essex County Council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Ambitious Essex - Start Up Accelerator

Notice Description

Essex County Council (ECC) has published its Sector Growth Strategy, setting out the areas of the economy that ECC will focus on developing to bring more productive inclusive, and sustainable growth to the County over the next 20 years. These are: * Construction (including green construction and retrofit) * Clean energy * Advanced manufacturing and engineering * Digi-tech * Life sciences (including med-tech and care-tech) We need to build an ecosystem that supports the growth of businesses in these sectors so that the benefits are felt by local residents. Currently, Essex has a higher number of SME's than the national average, but few of them scale up to become drivers of good jobs and increased prosperity for the region, adding to the contribution we make to the country's wealth. Essex County Council is therefore seeking quotations from bidders to deliver a development programme that identifies and engages local entrepreneurs and innovators and directly supports them to create a business that will go on to thrive. The programme should: - Identify and engage potential business founders that fall into defined criteria set out below - Support them to take their start up from idea / early stage to creation - Support that start up to go on and access further support from the ecosystem, including pitching to accelerators and understand pathways to funding, including advice on writing bids for funding - Advocate for Essex businesses as candidates for scale-up and accelerator programmes outside of Essex and to investors - Ensure that at the end of the accelerator programme, the founders have a clear future pathway to success, either through longevity of their current business or understanding how they can follow the same pathway with a new idea - Provide evaluation of the programme, reporting data on the impact on measures such as: Gross Value Added; Jobs created; Value of business sales; Products developed or launched; Support provided to businesses in Levelling Up areas. This programme will take place in a complex environment of other support programmes, and bidders therefore must demonstrate how they will collaborate with the County Council and partners to build on the existing support. Additional information: Additional point of contact - Michael Veasey, michael.veasey@esex.gov.uk

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7001e973-e692-432e-9995-0e9891d2beac
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Request for Quote
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
£60,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Dec 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Jan 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Jan 2024 - 21 Jul 2024 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Post Town
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Further Information

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