Notice Information
Notice Title
CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2
Notice Description
Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to establish an integrated Business Support, Financial Support, Skills Consultancy & Brokerage service, to replace the existing Business Support Contract which expires in June 2024 and introduce additional service elements to create a holistic offer. There will be a single lot with three main service areas: - General Business Support - Business Financial Advice and Support - Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service The service will be for a period of 21 months to run from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2026. The tender is subject to minimum scores on some of the quality questions and to maximum caps on price as set out in the published tender documents. Bidders must be able to deliver the full requirements as set out in the Specification, including all 3 areas of service: * General Business Support * Business Financial Advice and Support * Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service No variants or options will be accepted. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ebdd81f-c7e1-4b70-9dee-614e05d6f12d
- 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
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,225,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,146,636 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Apr 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 1-2 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
- ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Philip Armstrong
- Contact Email
- philip.armstrong@essex.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ebdd81f-c7e1-4b70-9dee-614e05d6f12d
12th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2584f747-9789-47dc-8817-5202e354c842
15th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/edabb311-75b0-4d04-a4c9-7183d1fb4452
15th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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