Planning

Leeds City Region Exploring Enterprise Pre Start-Up Programme

WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY

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Planning

11 Jun 2021 at 15:35

Summary of the contracting process

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is planning a tender for the "Leeds City Region Exploring Enterprise Pre Start-Up Programme," aiming to enhance support for individuals considering business start-ups across West Yorkshire. This initiative falls under the services category, specifically focusing on business and management consultancy. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an anticipated client-facing delivery start date of September 2021. Interested parties should note that a notice related to this tender is expected on 21st June 2021, and a total contract value of £700,000 is allocated for this programme.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in consultancy and training, particularly those specialising in business development, start-up coaching, and community engagement. Companies that can provide innovative online training, workshops, and seminars, while adapting to public health guidelines, will be particularly well-suited to compete. Successful bidders will need to demonstrate experience in fostering diversity and inclusivity, ensuring that the programme meets the needs of various groups across the region.

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Notice Title

Leeds City Region Exploring Enterprise Pre Start-Up Programme

Notice Description

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (the CA) and the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (the LEP) is seeking to appoint a delivery partner to complement and add value to the existing support available across West Yorkshire for business start-ups. The focus is to support individuals of all ages and backgrounds to explore if a new business start-up is the right career pathway for them. The programme is expected to deliver both one-to-many support through online training, events, workshops and seminars.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The focus of this commission is individuals who are exploring business start-up as an employment / lifestyle option. The programme is expected to deliver both one-to-many support through online training, events, workshops and seminars. The split of this will be determined by the individual respondents to the tender. The support package will need to cover key areas, including identifying the need/market research, creating an idea, networking, understanding different types of businesses, and financial support. And to provide scope to adapt the programme to changes in the needs and demand from participants. We are looking for a mixed delivery model which includes both on-line and in-person delivery to best meet the needs of the target group. This is to ensure that delivery continue regardless of any future COVID-19 restrictions, and also to take advantage of some of the benefits of on-line delivery. Due to the current uncertainty of the COVID-19 restrictions, we expect all delivery within the first six months of the contract to be online, and that this will be reviewed at the six-month point to determine the future delivery model. It is our preference to have some in-person delivery within the programme as there are clear and proven benefits to this in terms of peer support and local engagement. However, this can only take place when it is safe and lawful to do so, hence, the six-months review date. An element of peer learning and support is also encouraged so that the individuals have the opportunity to meet, network and share experiences. Bidders should also consider the role of inspirational case studies, and real-world example of those people who have successfully started and grown a new enterprise, in supporting individual participating on the programme. This can address the barriers that people feel exist to prevent them starting up a business.Ensuring that the support available is promoted to, and accessed by, a diverse range of groups and across the full West Yorkshire geography is critical to the programme's success. Any future physical events need to be delivered in accessible venues with good coverage across all the district of West Yorkshire, and serious consideration given to identifying and overcoming any barriers to engagement. Online events will need to be delivered in an inclusive manner, taking account of common barriers to participation. We will expect the successful delivery partner(s) to ensure that delivery outcomes by geography and to equality groups are representative of West Yorkshire, put in place systems for monitoring engagement, and meet benchmarks for delivery by both geography and equality groups. It is a key requirement that support delivered complements and does not duplicate existing pre start-up provision in West Yorkshire, the successful contractor will be expected to work closely with existing provision and the other workstreams in the programme.The appointed delivery partner(s) will need to clearly demonstrate the ability to mobilise quickly and efficiently, and we anticipate that client-facing delivery will commence in September 2021.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bb36
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013251-2021
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
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

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Jun 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Jun 2021Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Frances Butterworth
Contact Email
frances.butterworth@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 2DE
Post Town
Leeds
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE4 West Yorkshire

Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

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