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West Midlands Combined Authority

West Midlands Combined Authority

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10 Jul 2023 at 14:30

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The West Midlands Combined Authority has issued a tender for the provision of business support grant administrators to manage a programme aimed at increasing the business skills and confidence of social economy organizations in the West Midlands. The tender is classified under business and management consultancy services. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on August 1, 2023. The tender offers multiple Lots catering to varying sizes of social economy trading organisations, with opportunities for peer learning, grants, and follow-on support.

This tender by the West Midlands Combined Authority presents opportunities for businesses involved in providing services related to business management consultancy. Companies capable of supporting trading social economy organizations in the West Midlands, from start-ups to established enterprises, are well-suited to compete for the available Lots. The procurement method is an open procedure, and interested parties must submit their bids before the deadline on August 1, 2023. This initiative aims to help social enterprises in the region grow and become sustainable, offering potential growth opportunities for businesses providing relevant services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

West Midlands Combined Authority

Notice Description

The objective of this programme is to manage this grant to increase the business skills and confidence of the participants to enable them to build sustainable social enterprises (or trading arms of charities) capable of growth. We are looking for multiple business support grant administrators to deliver this programme under different Lots, the Business Support providers need to demonstrate their ability to support trading Social Economy organisations in the West Midlands, who are at varying stages of development.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Start - peer learning & grant for the leaders of 42 social economy trading organisations started since the outbreak of Covid with income between PS15k & PS50k pa

Lot 2

Build - peer learning & grant for the leaders of 21 social economy trading organisations over 2 years old with income between PS50k and PS100k pa

Lot 3

Grow - peer learning & grant for the leaders of for 42 social economy trading organisations with income of between PS100k and PS500k pa

Lot 4

Accelerate - peer learning & grant for the leaders of for 15 social economy trading organisations with income in excess of PS500k pa

Lot 5

Sustain - one to one follow-on support for the 120 participants from Lots 1 to 4

Lot 6

Readiness - training for at least 40 leaders of social economy trading organisations who are ready to bid for public sector contracts and/or take on social investment plus awareness building for public sector commissioners and/or social investment providers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e047
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019639-2023
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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
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
£834,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Jul 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
1 Aug 2023Expired
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
West Midlands Combined Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B19 3SD
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Newtown
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Further Information

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