--- title: "BHCC JB Ride The Wave Business Support Project - AWARD" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-322405a5-7d7d-4729-b6fe-0f648e5b91bb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-322405a5-7d7d-4729-b6fe-0f648e5b91bb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-322405a5-7d7d-4729-b6fe-0f648e5b91bb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-322405a5-7d7d-4729-b6fe-0f648e5b91bb.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SE SHARED SERVICES" published: "2017-03-29" --- # BHCC JB Ride The Wave Business Support Project - AWARD Buyer: SE SHARED SERVICES Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-322405a5-7d7d-4729-b6fe-0f648e5b91bb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-322405a5-7d7d-4729-b6fe-0f648e5b91bb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-322405a5-7d7d-4729-b6fe-0f648e5b91bb.json) ## Summary The procurement process concerns the "BHCC JB Ride The Wave Business Support Project - AWARD" managed by SE Shared Services, located in Brighton, UK. This project aims to support local businesses in the aftermath of economic challenges, providing workshops and mentorship for both start-ups and established enterprises. It falls under the Services category, specifically focusing on market and economic research. The procurement was conducted through an open procedure, and the contract award was completed on 1st March 2017, with a total value of £59,941. The contract commenced on 23rd March 2017 and will continue until 28th February 2019. This tender offers a substantial opportunity for businesses focused on providing economic and business support services, particularly those with expertise in market research and consultancy. Companies that specialise in tailored workshop facilitation, especially those willing to engage with diverse groups such as non-networked businesses and women-led enterprises, would be ideal candidates for bidding. The initiative is designed to enhance business resilience and contribute to job creation in the local economy, making it a compelling prospect for service firms looking to expand their operations and impact within the Brighton area. ## Notice Ride the Wave has acted as Brighton & Hove's key business support project for the past six years. Originally branded as 'Business Lifebelt', the project aimed to provide support to businesses in the wake of the global financial crisis and UK recession that followed from it. The branding change to 'Ride the Wave' came amidst more optimism in the economy, and supported both pre-start and existing businesses in fulfilling their growth ambitions. Ride the Wave was specifically targeted at addressing gaps in publically-funded business support. The most recent Ride the Wave 5 project ran May 2016 to September 2016, and offered an intensive range of opportunities to help sustain and grow our local economy. There were workshops for people with a business idea they wanted to develop and for start-up businesses in their early years of trading. There were also workshops for established businesses, which offered help in overcoming barriers to growth. Some businesses also took the opportunity to have a follow-up session with a business mentor. 169 businesses participated in the programme; the workshops and activities secured a 100% satisfaction rating from participants. The national Business Link Service has been replaced by Regional Growth Hubs; in the case of Brighton & Hove the growth hub is the Coast to Capital Business Navigator which provides a signposting service for business seeking support. The successful tenderer will be expected to liaise with the Business Navigator as a potential source of recruits to the project. The commissioning of Ride the Wave 6 comes at a time when there is greater economic uncertainty about the impact of leaving the European Union. This uncertainty is already having an impact on the value of sterling and investment decisions and many businesses are now considering how they can prepare themselves for the opportunities being created within a post-Brexit economy. The aim of Ride the Wave 6 is to provide workshops that help to support local business sustainability, build business resilience, give them the businesses the skills / confidence to grow, increase gross value added and create jobs. Bidders will need to demonstrate that they understand the particular issues that local businesses are challenged with, (which may be different for different sectors), and deliver a programme of support to compliment and augment existing business support services and not duplicate or confuse what is already a very complex business support landscape. The Ride the Wave individual workshops will take a sector-specific or thematic approach and the programme will need to be developed in consultation with the business community to ensure the training is tailored, practical and relevant. Ride the Wave 6 will need to encourage take up of business support amongst non-networked businesses, BME and women owned businesses by targeting and working with these cohorts, such as The Mumpreneurs Networking Club etc. The BME business community is s... ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bafd509-5d31-4a50-9122-4b7a07b54e9f | | 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 | 29 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 20 Feb 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 1 Mar 2017 | | Contract period | 23 Mar 2017 - 28 Feb 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £59,941 | | 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 | SE SHARED SERVICES | | Locality | UK | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN1 1JE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ21 Brighton and Hove | | Local authority | Brighton and Hove | | Electoral ward | Regency | | Westminster constituency | Brighton Pavilion | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BHCC LTD TRADING AS BRIGHTON & HOVE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics - 79311400 - Economic research services - 79311410 - Economic impact assessment ## Release History - 29 Mar 2017 at 13:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bafd509-5d31-4a50-9122-4b7a07b54e9f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2bafd509-5d31-4a50-9122-4b7a07b54e9f 29th March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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