This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Jun 2019 at 09:38

Tender

04 Apr 2019 at 15:47

Summary of the contracting process

The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is currently engaged in the tendering process for the "18-125: Associates Tender," aimed at enhancing Rotherham's Launchpad start-up support and business accelerator programmes. This open procedure invites bids for providing ad-hoc advice services, beginning from 20th May 2019 and running for a duration of approximately 34 months, potentially extending to 31st March 2023. The contract value is set at £50,000, and the tender period recently ended on 2nd May 2019. The services will be delivered in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in business services including law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. Companies that are agile and able to offer tailored one-to-one and group advisory services could thrive in this competitive environment. Although the tender is not targeted specifically at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), businesses within these categories that possess relevant expertise may still find it advantageous to participate.

How relevant is this notice?

Notice Title

18-125: Associates Tender

Notice Description

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are inviting bids from a number of organisations who might be able to provide services that meet RMBC's current needs for ad-hoc one-to-one and one-to many advice services to augment Rotherham's delivery of the Launchpad start-up support programme and business accelerator programmes led by RMBC on behalf of the Sheffield City Region. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 20/05/2019 and will run for a period of 2.8 years 34 months making the expiry date 31/03/2022. The contract will have an option to extend by up to 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council making the latest possible end date 31/03/2023.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-a0ee4c55-7727-4755-8056-a5ebfac89af8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/957deb67-d475-4ba8-81f9-1eb7e85c2fee
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Jun 20197 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 May 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Jun 20197 years ago
Contract Period
5 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Rotherham MBC
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ROTHERHAM
Postcode
S60 1AE
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE34 Rotherham
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber

Local Authority
Rotherham
Electoral Ward
Boston Castle
Westminster Constituency
Rotherham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
5
Supplier Names

Laura Stead - Freelance Marketing

Dearne Valley Web Design

Sales Operations UK Limited

Topaz HR Services Ltd

Ruby Star Associates Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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