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title: "Summative Assessment AD:VENTURE Business Growth Programme"
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# Summative Assessment AD:VENTURE Business Growth Programme

Buyer: LEEDS CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ba6d68b7-270d-46f1-80ef-550b41124004

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## Summary

The Leeds City Council has initiated a tender for the Summative Assessment AD:VENTURE Business Growth Programme. The programme, funded by the European Regional Development Fund, aims to support new and young businesses in the Leeds City Region. The total programme value is £22,402,832 and closes in June 2023. The procurement method is an open procedure, with a tender period ending on October 7, 2022. The contract period starts on November 7, 2022, and ends on February 27, 2023. The procurement falls under the classification of "Business and management consultancy and related services."

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the consultancy and evaluation services sector to contribute to the AD:VENTURE programme. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are suitable for this tender. Businesses with expertise in programme planning, reporting, communication, and impact assessment would be well-suited to compete. Considering the international delivery addresses, businesses from various regions can participate in this procurement process.

## Notice

Tender to provide a summative assessment for the AD: Venture Young Business Growth Programme. Ad: Venture is an ambitious cross sectoral programme that delivers across Leeds City Region (excluding Barnsley1 ).The programme provides provide a range of support to new and young business up to 3 years old and is delivered by a consortium of delivery partners; the West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, the Business Enterprise Fund (BEF), Leeds Trinity and Leeds Beckett Universities, The Prince's Trust and 9 Local Authorities. AD:VENTURE is receiving PS11,201,416 of funding from the European Regional Development Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020. The total programme value is PS22,402,832 and closes in June 2023. Tenderers will need to consider the following: * programme planning, * reporting and communication, * relevance and consistency, * delivery and management, * progress against targets and the nature and scale of impact that has been achieved.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61d4f433-b17d-4ea0-8f98-aacab9622e86 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 7 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 7 Nov 2022 - 27 Feb 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEEDS CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Post town | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS1 1UR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2022 at 15:01 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61d4f433-b17d-4ea0-8f98-aacab9622e86

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/61d4f433-b17d-4ea0-8f98-aacab9622e86
  21st September 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=53074&B=UK
  Full details available on the Yortender website
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104105
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.leeds.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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