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title: "Digital Application for the High Street recovery - ERDF funded"
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# Digital Application for the High Street recovery - ERDF funded

Buyer: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a59352c7-2527-45fa-a0fa-a94340c4c2e2

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## Summary

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council is seeking to advance the high street recovery by implementing a digital application, funded by the ERDF, aimed at facilitating a successful online presence for local businesses. The procurement process is currently at the award stage, with a total contract value of £19,280 for services related to IT, specifically software development and support. This contract is active from 26th April 2021 until 31st March 2022. The opportunity highlights an ongoing commitment to enhancing local economies and community resilience in England.

This procurement provides significant opportunities for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community sector enterprises (VCSEs) that have expertise in digital marketing and online engagement solutions. Businesses that can contribute innovative digital strategies to increase consumer footfall and sales within local high streets would be particularly well-suited to participate in future tendering opportunities. This initiative not only supports immediate business recovery but also establishes a platform for long-term engagement with local communities through effective online presence.

## Notice

The use of online platforms and social media is an increasingly important way for businesses to generate footfall and sales. It can be difficult for some businesses in local high streets and neighbourhoods to get this up and running - it may be an unfamiliar method of generating trade and challenging to put something credible into practice. In turn, this can have a cumulative impact on the prosperity of local high streets and neighbourhood areas. Only around 25% of businesses in Cheshire West and Chester are currently active on social media. Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWC) is therefore looking to commission a digital solution that enables local businesses to establish and sustain a successful online / social media presence. This should generate footfall and sales on the high street, improve the wider prosperity of the high street / neighbourhood, and enable the Council and its partners to access information to understand what is working, or not, and the impact on businesses and trade in the local area. The digital solution must aid high street recovery by increasing the awareness of the Shop Local Safely Campaign and support all businesses in the borough to individually and collectively re-open safely. This includes increasing business awareness on how to safely and successfully reopen the high street, enabling businesses to increase consumer awareness of the safety practices they have in place, and understand the sentiment of high street safety conversations on social media.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb26db0f-bbd6-4131-b591-955911111535 |
| 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 | 23 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Mar 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | 25 Apr 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £19,280 |
| 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 | CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | CHESTER |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH1 2NP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Chester City & the Garden Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Chester North and Neston |
| 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 | LOYALFREE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 23 Apr 2021 at 09:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb26db0f-bbd6-4131-b591-955911111535
- 5 Mar 2021 at 09:57 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9863bb7e-c153-4769-bb6e-5875d847815b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cb26db0f-bbd6-4131-b591-955911111535
  23rd April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9863bb7e-c153-4769-bb6e-5875d847815b
  5th March 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=f8510c34-fe7c-eb11-810a-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

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