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Enterprise Hub Partner Procurement

THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION

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Award

02 Feb 2017 at 17:05

Award Notice
Tender

18 Nov 2016 at 20:16

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The City of Liverpool College is leading the Enterprise Hub Partner Procurement, aimed at enhancing engagement and pre-start-up services within the Liverpool City Region. This procurement, classified under "Custom broker services" and related business support sectors, is currently in the award stage with key activities expected to take place from the end of December 2016 until the end of November 2018. The tender period concluded on 30th September 2016, and the available budget for this initiative is £1.5 million, half of which is sourced from the European Regional Development Fund. Potential partners are required to demonstrate a cash match contribution of at least 50% towards their service offerings.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in entrepreneurship support and business brokerage, particularly those that can cater to a diverse demographic, including young, female, and socially disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Businesses focused on social enterprise and those with an interest in fostering new ventures within the Liverpool City Region will be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. By engaging in this procurement, organisations have the potential to contribute to the creation and sustainability of new enterprises and drive economic growth in areas experiencing market failures.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Enterprise Hub Partner Procurement

Notice Description

The Enterprise Hub is seeking to procure suitable partners to provide engagement and pre start up services in the Liverpool City Region. Enterprise Hub is a comprehensive entrepreneurship promotion and business support programme, which will foster the creation of new enterprises from pre start to early stage businesses. Providing detailed assistance to potential-entrepreneurs and helping create new business ventures Enterprise Hub will reach and provide high quality business brokerage and business support services to a diverse customer profile e.g. graduate, female and BME would be entrepreneurs; resulting in the creation of high value SMEs and social businesses across all sectors and providing a simplified route for customers to access the support when and how they need it. Enterprise Hub is led by the City of Liverpool College (CoLC) who are acting as accountable body and specialising in supporting FE student/ graduate entrepreneurship. The Women's Organisation is acting as managing partner and specialising in female entrepreneurship. Enterprise Hub is part funded through the European Regional Development Fund. We are seeking Partner organisations to join the Enterprise Hub delivery consortium. Tenders are invited from organisation that can provide quality services that meet the brief and provide a minimum of 50% cash match (not in kind) contribution to the delivery of their services. The total eligible budget available is up to PS1.5 million of which 50% is European Regional Development Fund. Enterprise Hub expect to offer Partnership arrangements to between two and 20 organisations as a result of this tendering process. The Enterprise Hub is a response to an identified and extensive market failure resulting in an 18,000 business base deficit compared to the national business base average. The Enterprise Hub is using ERDF investment to measurably increase the number of new enterprises created and sustained in Liverpool City Region by engaging with and provide detailed prestart assistance to 6360 potential-entrepreneurs and helping to create 1272 new business ventures in LCR between December 2015 and December 2018. We are seeking new partners to assist the Enterprise Hub to reach and provide high quality entrepreneur engagement, business information, brokerage and business support services to a diverse potential entrepreneurs customer profile including; * Would be entrepreneurs with ambitions to create business with growth, high growth and international market potential * Young Entrepreneurs * Graduate Entrepreneurs * Female Entrepreneurs * BME communities * Disabled people * Silver Entrepreneurs - Over 50s * People experiencing physical and mental ill health * Social Entrepreneurs * Franchisees * Residents within the LCR area and with a particular focus on neighbourhoods that experience high levels of social and economic deprivation

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ed49653e-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb0dd020-ba35-47d7-af96-7df895c2704b
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

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

CPV Codes

75200000 - Provision of services to the community

79223000 - Custom broker services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Feb 20179 years ago
Submission Deadline
30 Sep 2016Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Oct 20169 years ago
Contract Period
19 Dec 2016 - 30 Nov 2018 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
THE WOMEN'S ORGANISATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LIVERPOOL
Postcode
L1 0AB
Post Town
Liverpool
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD7 Merseyside
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD72 Liverpool
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Liverpool
Electoral Ward
City Centre South
Westminster Constituency
Liverpool Riverside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

PSS (UK

SOUTH LIVERPOOL HOMES

WIRRAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Further Information

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