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title: "Enterprise Arcade - Digital and Creative Sector Support"
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# Enterprise Arcade - Digital and Creative Sector Support

Buyer: SEFTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b383d0c1-2df4-45af-b572-9af8e8f4e9cc

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## Summary

The Sefton Council has awarded a contract for the Enterprise Arcade - Digital and Creative Sector Support project. The procurement method was an open procedure, with a contract value of £100,000. The contract period starts on 3rd October 2023 and ends on 30th September 2024. The buying organization is Sefton Council, located in Bootle, England. The industry category is research and development services, and the procurement stage is complete as of 2nd October 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses experienced in providing support services to start-up, scale up, and high growth potential businesses in the creative and digital sector. The tender is well-suited for small and medium-sized enterprises looking to engage with educational institutions and business networks to foster innovation and collaboration. Businesses focusing on the creative, digital, and tech sector, particularly in Southport, would find this opportunity beneficial for business growth and industry networking.

## Notice

The Enterprise Arcade has been funded through Southport's Town Deal. The contractual obligations aligned with the property lease serve to ensure that the building/s are operated to the intended purpose to meet the Outputs and Outcomes as set out in Southport's Town Investment Plan (2020) and replicated in the Business Case and the council's and Governments agreed business case. A condition of the money from Government is regular monitoring and evaluation reporting on Town Deal outcomes agreed and needing to be achieved by the project. The service provider for Enterprise Arcade Creative and Digital Sector Support Commission will be expected to be competent and experienced in the provision or curation of support services for start-up, scale up and high growth potential businesses and in particular with a focus on Southport's emerging creative, digital and tech sector; using the available space within project and other available Council assets for networking to encourage cross collaboration, innovation and business growth. The provider will also be expected to use the space to integrate education and young people & learners of all ages with business and innovation: partnering with schools, colleges, universities, with other training providers and wider stakeholders locally such as The Atkinson and the Southport BID but also from the wider business and community including 3rd Sector organisations. The provider will ensure that support packages and business networks developed are fully integrated with local, regional and national initiatives and programmes. This is a one year contract with the possibility to extend for a further year subject to budget availability. Estimated value is PS50,000 per year.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c68780c4-df0d-4387-a973-66befb6c7a67 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 2 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £26,000 |
| 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 | SEFTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3NJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Derby |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| 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 | RIVER MOTION GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 1 Dec 2023 at 08:12 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c68780c4-df0d-4387-a973-66befb6c7a67

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c68780c4-df0d-4387-a973-66befb6c7a67
  1st December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

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