--- title: "Worcestershire Business Start Up and High Growth Start Up Programme" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3b55b765-4dd5-4056-afd0-d9c4fd0dbd0a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3b55b765-4dd5-4056-afd0-d9c4fd0dbd0a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3b55b765-4dd5-4056-afd0-d9c4fd0dbd0a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3b55b765-4dd5-4056-afd0-d9c4fd0dbd0a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2017-03-09" --- # Worcestershire Business Start Up and High Growth Start Up Programme Buyer: WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3b55b765-4dd5-4056-afd0-d9c4fd0dbd0a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3b55b765-4dd5-4056-afd0-d9c4fd0dbd0a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3b55b765-4dd5-4056-afd0-d9c4fd0dbd0a.json) ## Summary The Worcestershire County Council is initiating the "Worcestershire Business Start Up and High Growth Start Up Programme," aimed at fostering sustainable economic development in Worcestershire. Set to run from June 2017 to July 2019, this open procurement process is currently in the Tender stage, with a deadline for submissions on 21 April 2017. The programme, which falls under the services category and focuses on business development consultancy services, aims to stimulate enterprise, create jobs, and support SMEs within the region. The project will also include grants ranging from £1,000 to £5,000 at a matching rate of 50% for eligible businesses. This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses in Worcestershire, particularly those specialising in business consultancy and support services for start-ups. Firms that cater to early-stage enterprises, especially those with high growth potential, are well-suited to compete in this tender. The initiative is particularly beneficial for small businesses engaged in B2B trading, although B2C services are also permissible. By participating in this programme, service providers can contribute to the local economy while enhancing their market presence and client base in a rapidly growing region. ## Notice Worcestershire Business Start Up AND High Growth Start Up Programme Sustainable economic growth and business growth is a key priority for the County Council, the district councils and the Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership. Set out in our corporate plan the Open for Business strategy focuses on 'rebalancing' Worcestershire's local economy through a series of measures aimed at encouraging and supporting private sector investment, business and employment growth. Central to the long term fortunes of the County are a large proportion of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) which account for over 90% of all Worcestershire businesses and between them generate a high proportion of the County's Gross Value Added. New businesses will play a significant role in growing the Worcestershire economy, one of the fastest growing economies in the Country. The Start-Up and High Growth Start-Up support programme will run from June 2017 - July 2019. The programme aims to stimulate enterprise, develop new market opportunities, encourage investment, create new jobs and facilitate start-up and high growth start-up. The programme is being led by Worcestershire County Council with The Princes Trust and The University of Worcester acting as delivery partners and builds upon the successful Enterprising Worcestershire programme (2013 - 2015), which was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund). The project will provide business advice and support to individuals in Worcestershire in order to enable them to start new enterprises, provide additional advice and support to those and other early stage SMEs in the county, as well as deliver high growth support to a number of pre-start and early stage enterprises with high growth potential. The programme will be complimented by a grant fund which will be administered by the County Council and will offer grants of between PS1,000 and PS5,000 at a rate of 50% match funding to eligible SMEs The County Council is seeking to appoint service providers for the provision of business start-up and high growth start-up support, as part of the Enterprising Worcestershire Start -Up and High growth Start-Up Programme through funding from the European Regional Development Fund, County and District Councils. There are 3 specific strands of support detailed below and split into lots as follows: Lot 1 General Start-Up Support Lot 2-5 Early Stage business Support Lot 6 High Growth Start-Up Support The target beneficiaries will be entrepreneurs or early stage SME's based within Worcestershire or seeking to re-locate to Worcestershire, that require support in order to start their businesses or to grow businesses already trading for less than 36 months. These will typically be small businesses that are trading or intending to trade 70% business to business (B2B) however, business to consumer (e.g. retail) is permitted in terms of... Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41280cdb-2518-42fa-86ce-2f354379fe21 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 21 Apr 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 20 Jun 2017 - 31 Jul 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | WORCESTERSHIRE | | Post town | Worcester | | Postcode | WR5 2NP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire | | ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC | | Local authority | Worcester | | Electoral ward | Nunnery | | Westminster constituency | Worcester | | Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79411100 - Business development consultancy services ## Release History - 9 Mar 2017 at 14:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41280cdb-2518-42fa-86ce-2f354379fe21 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/41280cdb-2518-42fa-86ce-2f354379fe21 9th March 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/worcestershire/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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