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title: "SELEP COVID-19 Business Support Funding"
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buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# SELEP COVID-19 Business Support Funding

Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-03c991cf-b33f-4de6-921f-c69447deb960

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## Summary

Essex County Council is managing the SELEP COVID-19 Business Support Funding procurement process, aimed at establishing a framework to support public sector organisations within the SELEP area, which encompasses East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend, and Thurrock. This open procurement process, classified under education and training services, features a total contract value of £3,000,000, with tenders due by 12:00 hours on 5th February 2021. The contract period extends from 10th March 2021 to 9th March 2023, focusing on providing coordinated responses to the challenges posed by COVID-19.

This tender offers significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in business support services, digital innovation, and the visitor economy. Businesses that excel in providing mentoring, digitisation assistance, and visitor economy enhancement could particularly benefit from this funding. The programme includes three distinct Lots, targeting the needs of pre-starts and start-ups, digitising businesses, and supporting the visitor sector, making it ideal for companies looking to adapt and thrive in a post-pandemic environment.

## Notice

Essex County Council is managing this procurement process on behalf of SELEP. It is proposed that a framework will be established to allow access for SELEP, and those public sector organisations associated with SELEP, to the services being provided. Ordering and payment processes will be established at the commencement of this agreement. The SELEP area includes East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock with Essex County Council acting as the Accountable Body for SELEP. The key outcome of this tender is to ensure a co-ordinated, effective response to COVID-19. As such, we are seeking organisations that can support us through the delivery of services as set out in the Lots below. Interested Bidders are required to highlight which Lot(s) of work they are bidding for and is clearly marked when completing the Bidder questionnaire. Lot 1: Supporting pre-starts and start ups - The programme must provide structured and set hour 1-2-1 and 1-2-many support to cohorts of pre-starts and start-ups that have the potential to operate during and/or beyond a COVID-19 climate. The programme shall include provision of learning, advice and mentoring to an audience that includes those made redundant or unemployed as a result of COVID-19. Lot 2: Digitising Business, supporting e-commerce and retail - The programme must provide a programme of webinars, 1-2-1 and 1-2-many advice and diagnostics to businesses looking to adapt and innovate through digitisation in order to remain viable during and/or beyond a COVID-19 climate. The programme will help businesses to build online presence and competitiveness/ marketing, rebuild supply chains, improve productivity, implement flexible working and/or new/hybrid business models, and employ tools to aid mental wellbeing. Lot 3: Supporting the Visitor Economy - Provision of a 100% grant scheme with a grant range of PS1,000 - PS3,000 for visitor economy businesses for the purchasing of tools, equipment and trading approaches needed to adapt or innovate, and facilitating a COVID-19 secure environment and the provision of a programme of support and training that will bring together and facilitate multiple businesses and organisations to curate a place-based offer, to increase visitor footfall and spend and regenerate the area. Additional information: 18. Your tender submission must be submitted to the Authority electronically by publishing through this ITT CO0044 SELEP COVID-19 Business Support Fund at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login, RFX REQ1000158 - CO0044 SELEP COVID-19 Business Support Fund:- not later than 12:00 hours on 5/2/2021 It is the Authority's policy to reject any tenders received after the above deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/717b8477-9a0b-47ff-bbc2-c75e89c77860 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Mar 2021 |
| Contract period | 18 Apr 2021 - 18 Apr 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,402,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHELMSFORD |
| Post town | Chelmsford |
| Postcode | CM1 1QH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex |
| ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex |
| Local authority | Chelmsford |
| Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central |
| Westminster constituency | Chelmsford |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | VISIT KENT; WSX ENTERPRISE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 13 Apr 2021 at 10:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/717b8477-9a0b-47ff-bbc2-c75e89c77860
- 7 Jan 2021 at 12:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/585a68eb-0cb4-4525-9a34-5a770b122e71

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/717b8477-9a0b-47ff-bbc2-c75e89c77860
  13th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/585a68eb-0cb4-4525-9a34-5a770b122e71
  7th January 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1f14d53b-a854-4f63-b2d1-f0732fc48273

## Notice URLs

- https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

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