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title: "Contract for Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) Childcare Business Strand Project"
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# Contract for Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) Childcare Business Strand Project

Buyer: DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d94c99bc-4938-4091-8e0c-d1608c52ccf3

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## Summary

The contract titled "Contract for Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) Childcare Business Strand Project" is issued by Durham County Council, focusing on the childcare sector within County Durham. This procurement process is currently in the Award stage, having been published on 25th May 2017, with a tender deadline that concluded on 12th June 2017. The contract, which commenced on 19th June 2017 and is set to end on 30th September 2019, falls under the category of business services and was procured through an open procedure, allowing a wide range of suppliers to participate.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the childcare sector, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to enhance their service offerings and capacity. By engaging in this programme, suitable firms can tap into the potential growth arising from the 30 hours funded places scheme initiated in September 2017. Providers of business services, consultancy, and other related support services would be particularly well-positioned to compete for this contract, leveraging available funding to foster business development and expansion in their respective fields.

## Notice

This contract is for an organisation to deliver a programme of intensive support to businesses within the childcare sector in County Durham, in order to take advantage of a market opportunity. This is one of five strands of intensive support that are to be procured as part of the Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) which is ERDF funded. The aim of the project is to deliver a programme of intensive support to businesses within the childcare sector in County Durham. The purpose of the programme will be to increase their capacity to grow and enable the businesses to take advantage of the market opportunity arising from the introduction of the 30 hours funded places scheme in September 2017.The Council has confirmed ERDF (European Regional Development Funds) funding to enable delivery of this Project. Additional information: Documents must be downloaded from www.nepoportal.org

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dddfefd9-bfbc-43ba-89b3-54e402c28878 |
| 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jun 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jun 2017 |
| Contract period | 18 Jun 2017 - 30 Sep 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Post town | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 5UL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Neville's Cross |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | REDKITE INNOVATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2017 at 11:03 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dddfefd9-bfbc-43ba-89b3-54e402c28878
- 25 May 2017 at 13:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dddfefd9-bfbc-43ba-89b3-54e402c28878

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/dddfefd9-bfbc-43ba-89b3-54e402c28878
  25th May 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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