Notice Information
Notice Title
Business Support Services DPS
Notice Description
This notice involves the setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System. Warwickshire County Council invites applications for admission to their Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Business Support Services. The DPS comprises of 13 Lots, further information in relation to the Lots is contained in the tender documentation.
Lot Information
Start Up Support
Support for people looking to start a business and new businesses in their first 24 months of trading. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is 5 years initially.
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is 5 years initially.
Business SupportSupport for established businesses. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one across individual or a range of fields and specialisms. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Innovation SupportSpecialist support for established and/ or new businesses with developing new products and services. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially.
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially.
Access to Finance SupportSpecialist support for established and/ or new businesses with raising finance. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one across specific or all types of finance. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Resource Efficiency SupportSpecialist support for established and/ or new businesses with resource efficiency. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Employment & Skills SupportSpecialist support for established and/ or new businesses on employment and skills issues. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Sector Support (Automotive & Manufacturing)Specialist, industry-specific support for established and/ or new businesses in the automotive & engineering sector. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially.
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially.
Sector Support (Digital & Creative)Specialist, industry-specific support for established and/ or new businesses in the digital & creative sector. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Sector Support (Low Carbon Economy)Specialist, industry-specific support for established and/ or new businesses in the low carbon technologies sector. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Sector Support (Retail, Hospitality & Personal Care)Specialist, industry-specific support for established and/ or new businesses in customer-facing service sectors. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially.
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially.
Sector Support (Rural Economy)Specialist, industry-specific support for established and/ or new rural businesses. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Sector Support (Social Care)Specialist, industry-specific support for established and/ or new businesses in the social care sector. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Sector Support (Visitor Economy)Specialist, industry-specific support for established and/ or new businesses in the visitor economy sector. Delivery could be one-to-many (e.g. workshops) or one-to-one. Opportunities could also involve advising the County Council on the design, delivery and evaluation of its services and programmes.
Options: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Renewal: The period of validity for the DPS is five years initially
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02a8ce
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035109-2024
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Restricted procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Oct 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Apr 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARWICK
- Postcode
- CV34 4SA
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Warwick
- Electoral Ward
- Warwick Saltisford
- Westminster Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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