--- title: "Invitation to Tender for the provision of Consultancy Guidance and Training for Surrey Residents wishing to establish their own personal assistant / care worker micro enterprise" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3daf96a7-c563-4372-bcc4-cc4b3b15193a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3daf96a7-c563-4372-bcc4-cc4b3b15193a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3daf96a7-c563-4372-bcc4-cc4b3b15193a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3daf96a7-c563-4372-bcc4-cc4b3b15193a.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2023-10-13" --- # Invitation to Tender for the provision of Consultancy Guidance and Training for Surrey Residents wishing to establish their own personal assistant / care worker micro enterprise Buyer: SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3daf96a7-c563-4372-bcc4-cc4b3b15193a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3daf96a7-c563-4372-bcc4-cc4b3b15193a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3daf96a7-c563-4372-bcc4-cc4b3b15193a.json) ## Summary The Surrey County Council is inviting tenders for the provision of Consultancy Guidance and Training to help establish a growing micro-enterprise market in Surrey. The procurement involves developing local capacity, increasing capability and confidence, providing guidance and training, and connecting with existing micro-enterprises. The tender is classified under Event services and Education and training services. The contract value is £250,000 GBP, with a tender deadline of 13th November 2023 and a contract period starting on 1st January 2024 until 1st January 2028. This tender opportunity from Surrey County Council aims to create opportunities for businesses involved in consultancy, training, and micro-enterprises. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete. Businesses with experience in personal development training, staff training services, and specialist training services may find this opportunity particularly relevant. Interested businesses should focus on providing coaching-style guidance, developing local capacity, and fostering connections within Surrey's micro-enterprise market. ## Notice Surrey County Council (SCC) wish to commission a support organisation to provide expertise and guidance to help establish a growing micro-enterprise market in Surrey. To apply search :RFX1000435 in proactis https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=surreycc# The council requires an organisation to provide guidance to and develop Personal Assistants who work directly with one or more individuals to help them with various aspects of their daily life and to live as independently as possible. Personal assistants provide a wide range of support such as personal care, domestic assistance (e.g. cleaning or dog walking), gardening, social activities, support with paperwork, support to access work, support to maintain relationships with family and friends. In Surrey, there is a chronic shortage of personal assistants. We are looking for an organisation to: * Develop local capacity to provide support to residents who wish to set up micro-enterprises. This could be through upskilling Surrey County Council staff or providing already knowledgeable staff. * Increase the capability and confidence of SCC to stimulate and support micro-enterprises in Surrey. * Provide coaching-style guidance, as well as written operating models, learning opportunities, access to national networks, peer support and training. * Provide insight into the care demand in Surrey to inform micro-enterprise market shaping, ensuring micro-enterprises are meeting local needs and so have the greatest chance of success. * Connect with existing micro-enterprises in Surrey and increase the visibility of their services amongst potential clients. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4662bdf5-1b42-404c-8c69-00d0a24ca76d | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | 13 Nov 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 1 Jan 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000 | | 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 | SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | LEWES | | Post town | Brighton | | Postcode | BN7 1UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex | | ITL 3 | TLJ22 East Sussex CC | | Local authority | Lewes | | Electoral ward | Lewes Priory | | Westminster constituency | Lewes | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 79952000 - Event services - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80500000 - Training services - 80510000 - Specialist training services - 80511000 - Staff training services - 80521000 - Training programme services - 80522000 - Training seminars - 80530000 - Vocational training services - 80532000 - Management training services - 80570000 - Personal development training services - 98341140 - Caretaker services ## Release History - 13 Oct 2023 at 12:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4662bdf5-1b42-404c-8c69-00d0a24ca76d ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4662bdf5-1b42-404c-8c69-00d0a24ca76d 13th October 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=surreycc Proactis Supplier Network ## Notice URLs - https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login?cid=surreycc# ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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