Planning

GLA 81464 - Tomorrow's Market

GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Planning

05 Sep 2019 at 09:06

Planning

05 Sep 2019 at 08:55

Summary of the contracting process

The Greater London Authority (GLA) is initiating a procurement process titled "GLA 81464 - Tomorrow's Market" aimed at developing a business support programme for street markets, supported by a grant from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The project is currently in the planning stage, with a prior information notice (PIN) issued on 5 September 2019, signalling the intention to publish the official call for proposals by the week ending 4 October 2019. This contract is valued at £300,000 with a minimum value of £250,000, and the contract period is set to commence on 6 January 2020 and run until 30 December 2022. The project focuses on delivering services primarily in London, aiming to tackle issues such as an aging workforce within the sector and increasing demand for traders in street markets.

This opportunity presents significant potential for business growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations that specialise in community services or business support programmes. Companies experienced in mentoring, business development, and community engagement are encouraged to express their interest. The initiative seeks to recruit and support new businesses within street markets, thereby creating an environment conducive to innovation and networking, making it an ideal platform for businesses aimed at fostering local economic development and capacity building in the market sector.

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Notice Title

GLA 81464 - Tomorrow's Market

Notice Description

Transport for London ("TfL") on behalf of the Greater London Authority ("GLA") have issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to inform the market of an upcoming opportunity. The Greater London Authority (GLA), on behalf of the London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP), is seeking to appoint an organisation to develop and deliver a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) business support programme focused around Street Markets and appoint a Service Provider to support an initiative named Tomorrow's Market. Tomorrow's Market recognises the full value of these London assets, and pledges to work with the sector to address key challenges faced by markets in the capital - one of which is an aging workforce, another of which is the profile and offer of publicly run street markets, and growing demand for traders in privately operated markets Markets are the original business incubators. As accessible open workspaces they offer unique, low-risk opportunities to test business ideas and learn new skills. For many individuals they provide the initial step into employment, and open up routes to different types of work. Tomorrow's Market aims to support new businesses and traders within the sector, to enable on-the-job learning, and networking. It will do this by recruiting traders, matching them with host markets, and providing a cohesive programme of business support, mentoring, and networking. The project will work with market traders and support them to scale up their business. The project is underpinned by a principle to help businesses overcome barriers by providing targeted business support, advice, business development planning and mentoring which will enable traders to develop and expand their businesses and grow and thrive. This will be a two year programme, contract commencing January 2020. The aims of the programme will: 1. Recruit and Support: * Support a new generation of start-up businesses/traders through targeted business support and mentoring 2. Match-make and Network: * Seek innovators in the public markets sector to host traders. * Create a support network from within existing markets sector groups for both Tomorrow's Market traders and host markets. 3. Build capacity and innovative management models: * Collaborate and explore opportunities to address key challenges facing public markets and street trading. 4. Explore options for the legacy of this programme as a standalone entity. * Carry out a project evaluation and outline a business case which enables a legacy for Tomorrow's Market as a standalone entity. The requirements stated above are a high level summary and is subject to change upon ITT publication of this opportunity. Additional information: The PIN is not an invitation to tender (ITT) and does not constitute a call for competition to procure any services, supplies or works for GLA. GLA is not bound to accept any proposals offered. Its purpose is to allow interested parties with appropriate experience to express their interest in the GLA project programme - Tomorrow's Market. Any future procurement of services by GLA would be carried out strictly in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Public Contracts Regulations 2016. Estimated date for publication of OJEU Notice is week ending 04.10.2019 Submission of expression of interest: TfL request interested parties to submit their expression of interest to this PIN. Please submit your interest by 12:00noon 27.09.2019, online via TfL's e-tendering portal https://procontract.due-north.com. If you are not a registered supplier on the portal we recommend you register as a supplier as responses outside of this method will not be considered.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-af3b2d16-dea4-457e-8a27-ecb7dc1cc066
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4bb223fc-4e18-4eeb-a25f-70dc90456896
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

85 - Health and social work services

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

85321000 - Administrative social services

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Sep 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
6 Oct 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
6 Jan 2020 - 30 Dec 2022 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY (GLA)
Contact Name
Amina Begum
Contact Email
aminabegum@tfl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 11245

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0DB
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI London

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Further Information

Notice Documents

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