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title: "Social Economy Growth"
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# Social Economy Growth

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c2c0b501-5eb0-4ae5-a236-40b4a0b5832c

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## Summary

The West Midlands Combined Authority has awarded a contract for the programme titled "Social Economy Growth" in the business development consultancy services category. The value of the contract is £808,645 GBP, and it involves multiple business support grant administrators for social economy organisations in the West Midlands. The contract is under an open procedure (above threshold) procurement method, with a tender deadline of August 8, 2023, and a contract period starting from March 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025.

This tender opportunity in the services sector focused on social economy growth offers business potential for organisations with experience in grant management, peer networking, and skills development. Businesses involved in supporting trading social economy organisations at various developmental stages in the West Midlands would be well-suited to compete. The procurement process has reached the award stage, creating opportunities for selected suppliers to contribute to the growth and sustainability of social enterprises in the region.

## Notice

The objective of this programme is to manage this grant to increase the business skills and confidence of the participants to enable them to build sustainable social enterprises (or trading arms of charities) capable of growth. The programmes are designed to enable growth in the social economy sector and their success will be measured through increases in participant business skills, trading revenue, volunteer support, confidence in taking on more social investment and securing more public/ private sector contracts. To deliver this programme to participants, "Provider" organisations (i.e., the awarded suppliers) will be appointed through this tender who have demonstrated they have the necessary experience, skills and understanding in grant management, recruiting participants, maintaining peer networks and reporting data on KPIs in real time. We are looking for multiple business support grant administrators to deliver this programme under different Lots, the Business Support providers need to demonstrate their ability to support trading Social Economy organisations in the West Midlands, who are at varying stages of development.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/308cd477-4087-4d23-bd21-8d47521893c6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 8 Aug 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £808,645 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £808,645 |
| 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 | WEST MIDLANDS COMBINED AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B19 3TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Soho & Jewellery Quarter |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | ASTON UNIVERSITY; ENTERPRISE NATION; LOCALITY; SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services

## Release History

- 30 May 2024 at 08:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/308cd477-4087-4d23-bd21-8d47521893c6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/308cd477-4087-4d23-bd21-8d47521893c6
  30th May 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wmca.org.uk

## Provenance

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