--- title: "Central London Inclusive Growth - Collaborative Business Support Project" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-c487adfa-1d18-451b-bf3b-5c614dc3a122" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c487adfa-1d18-451b-bf3b-5c614dc3a122" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c487adfa-1d18-451b-bf3b-5c614dc3a122.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c487adfa-1d18-451b-bf3b-5c614dc3a122.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "CAPITALESOURCING" published: "2024-04-18" --- # Central London Inclusive Growth - Collaborative Business Support Project Buyer: CAPITALESOURCING Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c487adfa-1d18-451b-bf3b-5c614dc3a122 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-c487adfa-1d18-451b-bf3b-5c614dc3a122) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-c487adfa-1d18-451b-bf3b-5c614dc3a122.json) ## Summary The Central London Inclusive Growth - Collaborative Business Support Project tender, led by Westminster City Council (WCC), aims to provide scale-up support for small and micro businesses, with a focus on female and disabled-owned businesses. The project will operate across London boroughs such as Westminster City Council, Camden, Hackney, and Tower Hamlets. The contract is set to commence on 1st July 2024 for a 9-month period, with a deadline for submissions on 10th May 2024. Through a hybrid model of in-person and online support, the successful bidder will facilitate 1-1 consultancy, peer-learning, workshops, networking, and access to resources, fostering local entrepreneurial ecosystems. This tender opportunity can benefit businesses seeking to offer business support services, consultancy, training, networking, and software solutions. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. The procurement method is an open procedure, above threshold, providing a fair chance for qualified businesses to compete. Businesses with expertise in business and management consultancy and related services, especially those with experience in supporting diverse and inclusive entrepreneurial environments, are well-suited to engage in this tender process. ## Notice Westminster City Council (WCC) are looking for bidders to provide scale-up support for eligible micro and small businesses with a particular focus on female and disabled owned businesses. This service will need to be provided in London boroughs such as Westminster City Council (WCC), Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets. The successful bidder will be required to deliver the full service requirement across all 4 Boroughs. The core objective of this contract is to strengthen local entrepreneurial ecosystems and support businesses at all stages of their development to start, sustain, grow, and innovate, including through local networks. Bidders must deliver support via a hybrid model, meaning that they will provide a combination of in-person and online coaching and training. Bidders must provide a comprehensive range of support including, but not limited to: Bespoke, dedicated 1-1 consultancy support. Stimulation of peer-to-peer learning Workshop style training and learning Networking opportunities Sharing of best practice Reading and educational materials Access to software, portals, and/or IT resources that can provide specific scale-up support. The Authority intends to award the contract on the basis of the tender that represents the most economically advantageous offer. The contract is planned to commence 01/07/2024 for a period of 9 months. Due to the tight time constraints around the external funding requirements, and the Authorities being under risk of losing the funding if not procured in a timely manner, the timeline for this tender opportunity has been reduced to 20 days per Regulation 27(5) of the PCR 2015. Bidders are encouraged to carefully consider the ITT tender pack before making their submissions. Additional information: This opportunity and all associated procurement documents will be accessible via our e-sourcing portal, kindly visit; www.capitalesourcing.com and search for the following reference: prj_WCC_23213. If you have any questions, please submit these through the e-tendering portal ("the Portal") Our e-sourcing portal site is free to register on. To view details of the Opportunity via the Portal please click the following link and enter your Username and Password: https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml Or browse as follows: - Connect to https://www.capitalesourcing.com - Enter your Username and Password - Go to Published Opportunities - Click on the Project Title to view details ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55fd5016-eb58-41c6-a2cd-124e89a13486 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Apr 2024 | | Submission deadline | 10 May 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000 | | 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 | CAPITALESOURCING | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | SW1 6QP | | Country | Not specified | | ITL 1 | Not specified | | ITL 2 | Not specified | | ITL 3 | Not specified | | Local authority | Not specified | | Electoral ward | Not specified | | Westminster constituency | Not specified | | Delivery location | TLI London | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 18 Apr 2024 at 16:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55fd5016-eb58-41c6-a2cd-124e89a13486 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/55fd5016-eb58-41c6-a2cd-124e89a13486 18th April 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.westminster.gov.uk - https://www.capitalesourcing.com - https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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