--- title: "Call for Start Up Projects across West Yorkshire" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY" published: "2023-03-22" --- # Call for Start Up Projects across West Yorkshire Buyer: WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6fc3b53e-87a9-41f3-b334-4f6649af183c.json) ## Summary The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has issued a tender titled "Call for Start Up Projects across West Yorkshire" in the Retail trade services industry category. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an engagement end date set for March 31, 2023. The total budget available for this development funding is £165,000, and interested parties can apply for up to £25,000 to deliver a pilot business start-up project in West Yorkshire. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, to participate in delivering start-up projects in West Yorkshire. Suitable businesses include those offering research and development consultancy services, business and management consultancy, and other related services. The initiative aims to provide support to individuals facing barriers to starting a business, especially focusing on key demographics such as women, ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and those from deprived areas of West Yorkshire. ## Notice This notice is to serve as information only to alert potential bidders to the upcoming opportunity to deliver Start Up Projects across the West Yorkshire region with the aim of supporting individuals to overcome a defined barrier that is (or has the potential to) preventing them from launching and establishing their own business. Interested parties do not need to submit an expression of interest or respond to this notice, as the tender will be advertised as an open tender on Contracts Finder when it goes live. The key objective of this fund is to ensure that anyone in West Yorkshire who wants to start a business can access good quality support and guidance to do so. Particularly individuals from our key demographics including (but not limited to): women, individuals from an ethnic minority, those who self-identify as having a disability, those with low education attainment and those from deprived areas of West Yorkshire. This project aims to better understand the barriers that these individuals face and test the impact of targeted support aimed at helping these individuals overcome a defined barrier. Learnings from this call for project will be used to design future start-up provision. The total budget available for this development funding is PS165,000, and bidding organisations can apply for up to a maximum of PS25,000 to deliver a pilot business start-up project within West Yorkshire (Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield districts). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5716eedf-4e98-4ac2-8f90-8866ae60635c | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Mar 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 2DE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 55900000 - Retail trade services - 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services ## Release History - 22 Mar 2023 at 11:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5716eedf-4e98-4ac2-8f90-8866ae60635c - 28 Feb 2023 at 11:09 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5716eedf-4e98-4ac2-8f90-8866ae60635c - 16 Feb 2023 at 16:12 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5716eedf-4e98-4ac2-8f90-8866ae60635c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5716eedf-4e98-4ac2-8f90-8866ae60635c 22nd March 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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