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title: "18-125: Associates Tender"
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# 18-125: Associates Tender

Buyer: ROTHERHAM MBC  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a0ee4c55-7727-4755-8056-a5ebfac89af8

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## Summary

The Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) is currently engaged in the tendering process for the "18-125: Associates Tender," aimed at enhancing Rotherham's Launchpad start-up support and business accelerator programmes. This open procedure invites bids for providing ad-hoc advice services, beginning from 20th May 2019 and running for a duration of approximately 34 months, potentially extending to 31st March 2023. The contract value is set at £50,000, and the tender period recently ended on 2nd May 2019. The services will be delivered in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in business services including law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. Companies that are agile and able to offer tailored one-to-one and group advisory services could thrive in this competitive environment. Although the tender is not targeted specifically at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) or voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs), businesses within these categories that possess relevant expertise may still find it advantageous to participate.

## Notice

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) are inviting bids from a number of organisations who might be able to provide services that meet RMBC's current needs for ad-hoc one-to-one and one-to many advice services to augment Rotherham's delivery of the Launchpad start-up support programme and business accelerator programmes led by RMBC on behalf of the Sheffield City Region. It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 20/05/2019 and will run for a period of 2.8 years 34 months making the expiry date 31/03/2022. The contract will have an option to extend by up to 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council making the latest possible end date 31/03/2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/957deb67-d475-4ba8-81f9-1eb7e85c2fee |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Jun 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 2 May 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jun 2019 |
| Contract period | 4 Jun 2019 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | ROTHERHAM MBC |
| Locality | ROTHERHAM |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S60 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE34 Rotherham |
| Local authority | Rotherham |
| Electoral ward | Boston Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Rotherham |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | DEARNE VALLEY WEB DESIGN; LAURA STEAD - FREELANCE MARKETING; RUBY STAR ASSOCIATES; SALES OPERATIONS; TOPAZ HR SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 6 Jun 2019 at 08:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/957deb67-d475-4ba8-81f9-1eb7e85c2fee
- 4 Apr 2019 at 14:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9cc39b80-acaa-49e9-a409-01073ae1dbf4

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/957deb67-d475-4ba8-81f9-1eb7e85c2fee
  6th June 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9cc39b80-acaa-49e9-a409-01073ae1dbf4
  4th April 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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