--- title: "Digital Growth Hub - SME Business Evolution Index" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-5f30529f-bd28-40b7-b3e6-7404b6b400d3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5f30529f-bd28-40b7-b3e6-7404b6b400d3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f30529f-bd28-40b7-b3e6-7404b6b400d3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f30529f-bd28-40b7-b3e6-7404b6b400d3.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "GFIRST LEP C.I.C." published: "2017-12-14" --- # Digital Growth Hub - SME Business Evolution Index Buyer: GFIRST LEP C.I.C. Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5f30529f-bd28-40b7-b3e6-7404b6b400d3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-5f30529f-bd28-40b7-b3e6-7404b6b400d3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-5f30529f-bd28-40b7-b3e6-7404b6b400d3.json) ## Summary The GFIRST LEP C.I.C. is conducting a procurement process for the "Digital Growth Hub - SME Business Evolution Index" project, focusing on software programming and consultancy services. This procurement, classified as an open procedure and valued at £50,000, aims to develop features that assist SMEs in evaluating their business processes for the digital age. The tender period ended on 20th November 2017, with the contract commencing on 5th December 2017 and lasting until 31st March 2022. The delivery is to be made in the South West region of the United Kingdom. This tender presents a significant opportunity for SMEs involved in software development and consultancy, particularly those with expertise in digital transformation and business optimisation tools. Businesses that can provide innovative solutions to help clients assess and improve their operational maturity are well-positioned to compete in this process. By engaging in this contract, suppliers can not only contribute to the growth of the local business community but also expand their portfolio in the thriving digital consultancy sector. ## Notice The Growth Hub have identified three new features to be added to enhance their Digital Growth Hub offering - one of these being the 'SME Business Evolution Index'. This feature will aid business owners in better understanding how optimised their company processes, policies and practices are for the Digital Age and anonymously rank them against their peers in the same sector locally, regionally and nationally, guide them to identify the areas which could benefit from independent and impartial support and to assist them in finding business development opportunities. It is widely recognised that we are in a period of time termed the 'Digital Revolution', which has seen the rapid emergence of increased connectivity, disruptive business models and increased consumer power. Consequently the scope of threats and opportunities to businesses is a great deal broader, more complex and daunting to business owners from micro business to international conglomerates. We believe that as part of the business support offering to Gloucestershire SMEs, we should provide a free-to-use tool that allows business owners to understand the options available to them for advancing their operational maturity in the digital age and helps them to plot a course of action to reach a level of maturity that will support and empower them to meet their strategic growth objectives. We would like to provide the capability to Growth Hub users to help them gain a better understanding of their organisational maturity in relation to the digital age and provide them with a comparison against which they can plan their investments and improve their competitiveness. Via a series of interventions such as training courses, workshops and online learning modules this tool will help the Growth Hub to raise the competitiveness and capability of our business community. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53109619-f0bc-4871-9bdc-954877185f74 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Dec 2017 | | Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 14 Dec 2017 | | Contract period | 2 Jan 2018 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £49,293 | | 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 | GFIRST LEP C.I.C. | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL2 9HW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Longlevens | | Westminster constituency | Tewkesbury | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | DIGITAL CITIZENS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services ## Release History - 14 Dec 2017 at 15:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53109619-f0bc-4871-9bdc-954877185f74 - 14 Nov 2017 at 14:02 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e3760bb-adcb-4742-84f4-f020788d371f - 14 Nov 2017 at 10:46 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e3760bb-adcb-4742-84f4-f020788d371f - 7 Nov 2017 at 11:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e3760bb-adcb-4742-84f4-f020788d371f - 7 Nov 2017 at 09:32 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e3760bb-adcb-4742-84f4-f020788d371f - 2 Nov 2017 at 17:41 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e3760bb-adcb-4742-84f4-f020788d371f - 20 Oct 2017 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e3760bb-adcb-4742-84f4-f020788d371f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/53109619-f0bc-4871-9bdc-954877185f74 14th December 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7e3760bb-adcb-4742-84f4-f020788d371f 14th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/62b9d906-4516-49fb-ba15-17df8ae96183 Digital Growth Hub - SME Business Evolution Index - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1b09b82b-1802-4e60-b4e6-773b0418a319 Clarifications - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a7158bf1-8e4b-4ccb-af5f-92aa2ec61b5a Clarifications - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b14a88c1-cbd5-4387-972a-b1a522da6ae7 Clarifications - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1333fdfe-205b-4bb7-a07f-1f8485a04f51 Clarification questions_FINAL_14_11_2017 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/cf8da6ab-63b9-4a7f-bc8f-030bed1e9cd8 Clarification questions_FINAL_14_11_2017_UPDATED ## Notice URLs - http://www.gfirstlep.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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