--- title: "Digital Growth Hub - Procurement Portal" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-da223c97-a51d-4f45-a35a-2b6ac903327c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da223c97-a51d-4f45-a35a-2b6ac903327c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da223c97-a51d-4f45-a35a-2b6ac903327c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da223c97-a51d-4f45-a35a-2b6ac903327c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "GFIRST LEP C.I.C." published: "2018-02-07" --- # Digital Growth Hub - Procurement Portal Buyer: GFIRST LEP C.I.C. Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da223c97-a51d-4f45-a35a-2b6ac903327c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da223c97-a51d-4f45-a35a-2b6ac903327c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da223c97-a51d-4f45-a35a-2b6ac903327c.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the "Digital Growth Hub - Procurement Portal" is being conducted by GFIRST LEP C.I.C., based in Gloucester, England. This initiative, classified under the industry category of software programming and consultancy services, is currently in the Tender stage and was published on 20 October 2017. The tender period is set to close on 20 November 2017, with a contract start date of 5 December 2017 and an end date of 31 March 2022. The estimated value of the contract is £50,000, with a minimum value of £30,000, and it follows an open procedure procurement method designed to encourage participation from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses looking to expand their reach within the Gloucestershire region. It is particularly suited for SMEs that possess expertise in developing digital platforms and databases, as well as those with capabilities in consultancy services targeted at business growth. By participating, businesses have the chance to contribute to a project aimed at creating a vibrant transactional community that connects local businesses with a wider audience, facilitating growth through collaboration and enhanced service delivery. ## Notice One of the key assets of the Growth Hub service is the Business Directory, which contains listings for recognised Support Providers, as well as businesses in general. This is a key tool in ensuring that clients of the Growth Hub can be signposted to an independent and impartial collection of solution providers that might be able to help them, from which they can make their own decisions on how to proceed. However, the potential of having this database of businesses and engaged users goes beyond just search and consideration, which is why we are looking to turn the business directory into a transactional community in which Gloucestershire businesses, whether clients of the Growth Hub or not, can advertise or respond to requests for help or specific contracts, so as to provide an active platform upon which businesses can grow. The target audience for this solution will be members of the Growth Hub business community. This will be primarily made up on Growth Hub business support clients, but the Growth Hub website is available and accessible to any Gloucestershire business that wishes to explore it. We will be actively promoting the business directory and hope to have over 10,000 businesses listed on it and interacting with it by the end of March 2022. The procurement portal will be a key feature in enabling this to happen. Whilst the procurement platform will not be part of a business' initial interaction with the Growth Hub, we do see it as playing a key role in the later stages of their business support service as well as being the primary reason for a businesses to want to engage with the Growth Hub website once they have received all of the fully funded support available to them. We envisage users will come to recognise that the Growth Hub website as a single portal whose sole purpose is to offer a platform for growth, whether it be through support and guidance, or a forum within which business can be sought and won, whether locally or further afield. Finally, we are keen to explore ways in which procurement can be made simpler, increasing the chances for micro and SME businesses to competitively participate in procurement activity, including removing the need to duplicate information. At the very least however, the platform must be optimised for mobile use and ideally offer real-time communication and notifications, so that users are empowered to engage with the service as when then both want and need to do. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Feb 2018 | | Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 5 Dec 2017 - 31 Mar 2022 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000 | | 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 | GFIRST LEP C.I.C. | | Locality | GLOUCESTER | | Post town | Gloucester | | Postcode | GL2 9HW | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK73 Gloucestershire CC | | Local authority | Gloucester | | Electoral ward | Longlevens | | Westminster constituency | Tewkesbury | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services ## Release History - 7 Feb 2018 at 13:51 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 - 14 Nov 2017 at 14:04 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 - 14 Nov 2017 at 10:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 - 7 Nov 2017 at 09:34 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 - 2 Nov 2017 at 17:40 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 - 20 Oct 2017 at 21:51 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/678c6150-68d7-4e41-b0c8-4c06ca1fe4c5 7th February 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/01879f71-cac2-4ed6-89d8-e3bc5737cbaf Procurement Portal ITT document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/474dda08-8578-4759-8023-3e74185f50c5 Clarifications - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b18b05a1-5ce9-488a-81b6-f4db53930c66 Clarifications - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02e6b092-8d8c-4bae-9d2f-ce4636538887 Clarification Questions_FINAL_14_11_2017 - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0a2b1b17-c871-4e61-af7e-ce0ff1f9ecaa Clarification Questions_FINAL_14_11_2017_UPDATED ## Notice URLs - http://www.gfirstlep.com ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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