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title: "North Somerset Business Support Programme"
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# North Somerset Business Support Programme

Buyer: NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8c1e1390-b776-4b62-b0fc-d6ff08917485

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## Summary

The North Somerset Council has completed the "North Somerset Business Support Programme" procurement process. The programme aims to provide ongoing business start-up advice to local residents, focusing on increasing new businesses' chances of survival in the area. The procurement method used was an open procedure with a contract value of £89,600 GBP. The contract period was from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019, with tender submissions closing on December 8, 2017. The buying organisation is the North Somerset Council, located in Clevedon, England. The industry category for this procurement is "Miscellaneous business and business-related services".

This tender provides an opportunity for businesses that specialize in business support services and consultancy to compete. It is particularly suited for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and organisations focusing on administrative services and business development consultancy. Businesses looking to engage in providing support to new start-ups, social enterprises, and women's enterprises can find growth opportunities through this programme. The North Somerset Enterprise Agency was awarded the contract, signifying potential collaboration opportunities for similar enterprises in the future.

## Notice

North Somerset Council's Economic Development Service provides a range of business support services and is looking to secure ongoing business start-up advice to local residents to build on previous work to increase survival chances for new businesses in the area. The Council has as part of a consortium of unitary authorities and support agencies, secured additional funding to expand current provision in the area through direct provision locally and additional support from a number of partners across the West of England. The EWOE Programme is part funded by EU Structural Investment Fund (EUSIF), under European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Priority Axis 3 - Enhancing the Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises. The support will provide impartial advice to those considering starting up a business and to include newly formed businesses as a way of improving their survival chances over 12 and 36 months. The purpose of this service will be to provide advice and general support to new start businesses, covering all needs for starting up a business and developing beyond initial start-up. This service will provide advice and guidance to those seeking to set up a business or social enterprise. This will be responsive to specific needs of those individuals and groups of people and will include general advice and early support on such matters as business planning, sources of finance, and getting started. Access to additional expertise and resources will be available from a range of partners through the EWoE project to support the delivery of the service. The Contractor will use the resources available to provide support, including assistance to social enterprises, women's enterprises and to provide support for innovation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e56cf2c-1ec0-4c2b-af06-44d781b1bd90 |
| 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 | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Dec 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £89,600 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £89,600 |
| 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 | NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | CLEVEDON |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS23 1UJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK61 North Somerset |
| Local authority | North Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Weston-super-Mare Central |
| Westminster constituency | Weston-super-Mare |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NORTH SOMERSET ENTERPRISE AGENCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2022 at 09:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e56cf2c-1ec0-4c2b-af06-44d781b1bd90

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4e56cf2c-1ec0-4c2b-af06-44d781b1bd90
  24th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/

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