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title: "Financial Viability - City Recovery COVID-19 Grant Fund"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-a999c7d6-601b-4c9a-9014-b92cb3b41ecb"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2021-04-30"
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# Financial Viability - City Recovery COVID-19 Grant Fund

Buyer: CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a999c7d6-601b-4c9a-9014-b92cb3b41ecb

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## Summary

The City of London Corporation is seeking proposals for the "Financial Viability - City Recovery COVID-19 Grant Fund," designed to assist SMEs affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. This tender falls within the financial consultancy services industry and is based in London, with a total contract value of £300,000. The procurement stage is complete, with contract awards made on 9th April 2021, following a sole supplier waiver procurement method. The contract period is set to run from 9th April 2021 until 31st January 2022, with the tender period closing on 8th April 2021.

This grant fund presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on financial consultancy services, especially those that can demonstrate their capacity to support smaller enterprises in London's recovery efforts. Companies with expertise in financial management, advisory services, or economic recovery strategies will be well positioned to engage in similar future tenders and benefit from the ongoing resilience-building efforts prioritised by the City of London Corporation and local authorities.

## Notice

On 11th March 2021 the City Court of Common Council agreed to create a grant fund for City SME Businesses that have been impacted by the Covid-19 Pandemic. The scheme is designed to support businesses which contribute to the City's vibrancy at street level and directly provide services to returning City workers, visitors, and residents. The necessary infrastructure for a successful City has been affected by enforced closure or low footfall and this scheme will seek to support those businesses that can evidence, through the grant application process, a likelihood that with support they have a reasonable chance to survive beyond the short term.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aea306fe-60f2-45fa-bb3e-bf291e2b9313 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Other - Sole Supplier Waiver |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Apr 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | 8 Apr 2021 - 31 Jan 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| 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 | CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2P 2EJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI43 Haringey and Islington |
| Local authority | Islington |
| Electoral ward | Clerkenwell |
| Westminster constituency | Islington South and Finsbury |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MERCER & HOLE CORPORATE FINANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 66 - Financial and insurance services

### Codes

- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2021 at 10:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aea306fe-60f2-45fa-bb3e-bf291e2b9313

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/aea306fe-60f2-45fa-bb3e-bf291e2b9313
  30th April 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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