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# New Business Start Up Programme - AWARD

Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-152c5cd3-7737-4c83-aba1-c766a32e4cec

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## Summary

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has awarded a contract for the "New Business Start Up Programme," aimed at supporting new businesses in the Leeds City Region. This programme falls within the business and management consultancy sector and has a total contract value of £2 million. The contract period commenced on 20th September 2021 and is set to run until 20th March 2023. The award was officially announced on 30th September 2021, following an open procurement method, which aimed to appoint a service delivery provider or group capable of delivering comprehensive support for business start-ups across West Yorkshire.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in management training, coaching, and personal development services. Eligible firms should consider applying if they can demonstrate the capacity to deliver tailored support for start-ups, particularly those with lower initial growth aspirations. The programme anticipates offering a mix of workshops, seminars, one-to-one mentoring, and coaching, making it suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises that are looking to expand their reach and foster entrepreneurship within the region.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d028c48f-6338-4203-bcf1-348c4fcd451c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jul 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 19 Sep 2021 - 20 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| 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 | WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | WEST YORKSHIRE |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 2DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PEOPLEPLUS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79998000 - Coaching services
- 80532000 - Management training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 80590000 - Tutorial services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2021 at 16:17 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d028c48f-6338-4203-bcf1-348c4fcd451c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d028c48f-6338-4203-bcf1-348c4fcd451c
  30th September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk

## Provenance

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