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New Business Start Up Programme

WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Sep 2021 at 16:12

Tender

18 Jun 2021 at 17:37

Summary of the contracting process

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority, located in Leeds, is conducting the New Business Start Up Programme to provide essential consultancy services for businesses starting up in the region. This initiative is classified under business and management consultancy and related services, with a total contract value of £2 million. The procurement process has reached the award stage, with the selected supplier, PeoplePlus Group Ltd, already active. The initial contract lasts for 18 months but has an option for a further extension, depending on performance. Key activities are expected to begin following the completion of a comprehensive support programme aimed primarily at new businesses with lower initial growth aspirations.

This contract presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in consultancy, management training, coaching, and personal development services. Companies that focus on aiding small enterprises and have expertise in delivering tailored support to startups will find themselves well-positioned to engage in the competitive tendering process. Given the focus on businesses expecting to turnover less than £250k in their first year, SMEs and firms experienced in nurturing nascent enterprises could greatly benefit from this procurement activity.

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Notice Title

New Business 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 Single Service Delivery Provider or Group with a 'Lead Operator' to complement and add value to the existing support available across West Yorkshire for business start-ups. The CA /LEP also work in close partnership with the five Local Authorities (LAs) in West Yorkshire, which are also members of the CA, these are City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, The Borough Council of Calderdale, The Council of The Borough of Kirklees, Leeds City Council, The Council of The City of Wakefield.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (the CA) and the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (the LEP), is seeking to appoint a Single Service Delivery Provider or Group with a 'Lead Operator' to complement and add value to the existing support available across West Yorkshire for business start-ups. The CA /LEP also work in close partnership with the five Local Authorities (LAs) in West Yorkshire, which are also members of the CA, these are City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, The Borough Council of Calderdale, The Council of The Borough of Kirklees, Leeds City Council, The Council of The City of Wakefield.The service to be commissioned will provide practical help and support to people who have decided to start a new business in West Yorkshire, with a focus on businesses with lower initial growth aspiration and that do not expect to turnover more than PS250k in their first 12 months of trading. Although the focus of delivery will be start-up businesses with lower growth plans, the programme will still aim to support and encourage the growth ambitions of start-up business where this is appropriate, including referral to higher growth programmes where this would add value. The focus of this commission is individuals who have made a definite decision to start a business, support is not aimed at those who are still exploring business start-up as an employment option. The start-up support provided by the programme will be open to any sector and to any business operating any legal business model. The programme is expected to deliver both one-to-many support through events, workshops and seminars, and one-to-one mentoring/coaching. The split of this will be determined by the individual respondents to the tender, but the principle of those start-ups with most growth potential getting the most hours of support (including one-to-one) should be considered. The support package will need to cover the key areas of expertise that a start-up business needs to address in order to trade compliantly and successfully. The contract will be for an initial term of 18 months with a value of PS1m, with an option to extend based upon successful performance and at the discretion of the CA for a further 18 months and additional value of PS1m.

Options: The contract will be for an initial term of 18 months with a value of PS1m, with an option to extend based upon successful performance and at the discretion of the CA for a further 18 months and additional value of PS1m.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02bdfb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024357-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

79998000 - Coaching services

80532000 - Management training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

80590000 - Tutorial services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jul 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Sep 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
Contact Name
Darren Wood
Contact Email
darren.wood@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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PEOPLEPLUS GROUP

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