Notice Information
Notice Title
Tender for the supply of skills advice and support services in Greater Lincolnshire
Notice Description
East Midlands Business Ltd (EMB) is a private company which provides a range of business consultancy, research and programme management services to the public sector. EMB is contracted by Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) to deliver the Growth Hub advice services under the Business Lincolnshire brand. The Business Lincolnshire programme is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and delivered in partnership with various Lincolnshire local authorities. The programme provides support to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) located in the Greater Lincolnshire area to help their businesses to thrive and grow. EMB is now seeking to appoint a consultant to deliver skills advice and support services, referred from this point onwards as the 'Skills Adviser', working alongside our existing team of generalist business advisers. The Skills Adviser will proactively identify and engage employers from across Greater Lincolnshire, supporting them with their organisational development and growth via access to high quality skills solutions including, but not limited to, apprenticeships. The Skills Adviser will also work alongside Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) Adult Skills Leads to support the delivery of the local Adult Skills Strategy. EMB is inviting tender submissions from suitably qualified suppliers for the provision of skills advice and support services, working with Lincolnshire-based businesses to discuss their skills requirements and potential for apprenticeships for either existing or new members of staff. Suppliers must be able to demonstrate a proven track record in delivering similar services to both SMEs, as well as larger, businesses. The contract will start on 4th March 2024 and run to 31st March 2026 or until the available funding is exhausted, whichever occurs first. More details can be found in the accompanying tender specification.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-a1a4cd26-32e7-440e-a0cc-e353e74f1189
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1dc0136-8502-4ccf-96d8-fe73631231c8
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £95,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jan 20242 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 4 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 2-3 years
- 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
- EMB-GROUP LTD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- tenders@embltd.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LEICESTER
- Postcode
- LE19 1RJ
- Post Town
- Leicester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
- Delivery Location
- TLF East Midlands (England)
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- Local Authority
- Blaby
- Electoral Ward
- Thorpe Astley & St Mary's
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1dc0136-8502-4ccf-96d8-fe73631231c8
12th January 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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