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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-aab24204-c7ea-4887-b9e8-f3e5961ef16e

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## Summary

The North Somerset Council has awarded a contract for the North Somerset Business Support Programme. The programme aims to provide ongoing business start-up advice to local residents, enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises. The procurement method used was an open procedure (below threshold), with a contract value of £89,600. The contract period ran from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019.

This tender presents an opportunity for business growth, particularly for firms offering business development consultancy services and miscellaneous business-related services. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and organisations focusing on social enterprises could find this tender suitable for tendering. The North Somerset Council is the buying organisation, located in Weston-super-Mare, England. The procurement stage for this contract was the award, and the main procurement category was services.

## 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. Additional information: For any queries please contact us through the messaging function on supplying the south west website. You will need to 'register an interest' in the contract. https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5d466ce-9d06-4db8-acaf-910229fa2953 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, 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 | WESTON-SUPER-MARE |
| 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 | 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 15:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5d466ce-9d06-4db8-acaf-910229fa2953
- 29 Nov 2017 at 11:18 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80bede69-8155-485d-89ed-213519cb17bb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d5d466ce-9d06-4db8-acaf-910229fa2953
  24th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80bede69-8155-485d-89ed-213519cb17bb
  29th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a483eaab-5b30-4be3-a7e3-a39d4d1324c4
  Tender Documents vol 1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7fdf8325-8341-4353-ad69-517375eff3f5
  Tender Documents vol 2
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fdb8dd47-c597-4ee4-9467-bad7cafb3c84
  Specification
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f7c34280-e7d8-46b0-a0cd-316ecc7646e5
  Quality Submission
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f41ff291-bbc5-4d44-8520-14b47625183c
  Ts&Cs

## Notice URLs

- https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

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