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title: "Provision of Business Support Consultants for ERDF Funded DR!VE Project (Connector Media t/a Sewing Rooms)"
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# Provision of Business Support Consultants for ERDF Funded DR!VE Project (Connector Media t/a Sewing Rooms)

Buyer: CONNECTOR MEDIA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY T/A SEWING ROOMS  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d42dacf0-a248-46f4-80a0-3a65888eb205

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## Summary

The Connector Media Community Interest Company, trading as Sewing Rooms, is seeking qualified business support consultants for the ERDF funded DR!VE project. This open tender, classified under business and management consultancy services, was published on 5th July 2021 and will accept applications until 6th August 2021. The contract is set to commence on 16th August 2021 and will conclude on 31st March 2023, focusing on enhancing business support services in West and Central Lancashire. Interested applicants are encouraged to register their interest to access further details regarding the tender specifications and documentation.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for consultants and businesses specializing in business planning support, particularly those with experience in social enterprise. The successful consultants will play a vital role in assisting both mainstream businesses and social enterprises to develop and thrive, thereby contributing to community wellbeing. Those with established connections to local businesses and networks, as well as knowledge of existing support provisions in the Lancashire area, will find themselves well-positioned to compete for this consultancy contract, which aims to bolster the competitiveness and sustainability of the region's enterprises.

## Notice

ERDF Grant Funded. This tender process is being managed by Selnet Lancashire but the Contracting Body is Connector Media Community Interest Company t/a Sewing Rooms. Please register an interest in this opportunity (via the supplier portal link below) to gain access to the full specification and full suite of tender documentation. To secure the DR!VE Project Connector Media t/a Sewing Rooms (Sewing Rooms) have joined forces with Selnet Ltd, the Social Enterprise Network for Lancashire. Selnet are nationally recognised as one of the UK's top 100 Social Enterprises and the lead body representing social enterprise in the Lancashire sub-region. Selnet provide a range of business support services delivered through partners that build capacity, provide resources and opportunities to help increase competitiveness, sustainability and impact of the business supported. Selnet have many years' experience in contract management and are the lead partner in the delivery of the DR!VE project. The Sewing Rooms is a project of Connector Media Community Interest Company (CIC). Registered company no. 06362350. The Sewing Rooms social enterprise is a business that trades to tackle social problems. Their goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities we work with, as well as improve peoples' life chances. We do business by putting people and the planet first. We reinvest the money that our business makes into the communities around us. "DR!VE" is a new, bespoke, stand-alone programme for Lancashire enterprises and entrepreneurs that fills a gap in both business start-up and growth support provision across Lancashire. Throughout our delivery of the DR!VE project we aim to provide an enjoyable service which guides our clients through planned support to create business, increase competitiveness, profitability, employee engagement and ensure client satisfaction. Sewing Rooms require a maximum of 3 (three) suitably qualified and experience business advisers, able to support both mainstream business and Social Enterprise to start up and to develop. Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced business advisers to operate on a consultancy basis as part of the Sewing Rooms supply chain to provide business planning support to DR!VE beneficiaries in West and Central Lancashire. In order to encourage positive engagement in all Boroughs we are seeking to appoint experienced advisers who have knowledge of the area, links to local business and business networks and connections with Lancashire Business growth hub - Boost Lancashire. The applicant should be aware of all existing business support provision across Lancashire, able to encourage engagement from businesses that will benefit from the package of support the DR!VE project will deliver, and provide targeted support for businesses that are outside the scope of Boost.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3efae9d6-2cb8-4e37-a650-2b1b1986872a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Nov 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 22 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £90,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £90,000 |
| 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 | CONNECTOR MEDIA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY T/A SEWING ROOMS |
| Locality | BLACKPOOL |
| Post town | Blackpool |
| Postcode | FY1 1NA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD42 Blackpool |
| Local authority | Blackpool |
| Electoral ward | Talbot |
| Westminster constituency | Blackpool South |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | L TRICKETT; MIKE WILSON; PERRITE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79500000 - Office-support services
- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Nov 2021 at 15:39 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3efae9d6-2cb8-4e37-a650-2b1b1986872a
- 5 Jul 2021 at 11:14 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/234f4659-87db-4847-9a20-f4559b5f83ab

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3efae9d6-2cb8-4e37-a650-2b1b1986872a
  18th November 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/234f4659-87db-4847-9a20-f4559b5f83ab
  5th July 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=58918234-3edb-eb11-810c-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

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