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title: "Business Skills Accelerator Project"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6524c4f2-c44f-42d5-bbaa-9b4eb7960fed"
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# Business Skills Accelerator Project

Buyer: HARROW COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6524c4f2-c44f-42d5-bbaa-9b4eb7960fed

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## Summary

The Business Skills Accelerator Project, initiated by Harrow Council, aims to provide support to growing businesses through training, mentorship, and guidance. This tender falls under the category of business services, specifically focusing on law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The procurement process is currently in the award stage, and the contract, valued at £126,000, is set to begin on July 29, 2019, and conclude on March 31, 2021. This open procurement was published on May 29, 2019, with a tender submission deadline of June 19, 2019.

This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses that are past the start-up phase and are seeking to enhance their operational capabilities. Firms offering business consulting, management training, and strategic advisory services would be particularly well-suited to compete for this engagement. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, as the initiative aims to bolster their growth and development in competitive markets.

## Notice

The Business Skills Accelerator programme will give growing and developing companies access to training, mentorship, guidance and other support to help them grow, develop and become stable, self-sufficient businesses. Business that will be supported on the Accelerator will be those who are no longer start-ups but have moved to the next stages of development.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17d1b8ed-c6c0-4abc-88f9-79a1708384ed |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 19 Jun 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jul 2019 |
| Contract period | 28 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £116,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £126,000 |
| 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 | HARROW COUNCIL |
| Locality | HARROW |
| Post town | Harrow |
| Postcode | HA1 2XY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon |
| Local authority | Harrow |
| Electoral ward | Marlborough |
| Westminster constituency | Harrow West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LONDON BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79996000 - Business organisation services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2019 at 16:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17d1b8ed-c6c0-4abc-88f9-79a1708384ed
- 29 May 2019 at 08:59 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6a95017-5559-4c72-b89c-ebff3bbc0338

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/17d1b8ed-c6c0-4abc-88f9-79a1708384ed
  6th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d6a95017-5559-4c72-b89c-ebff3bbc0338
  29th May 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.harrow.gov.uk

## Provenance

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