--- title: "CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" published: "2024-06-12" --- # CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2 Buyer: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eada8ed9-51ac-4d82-8a26-4e8b00feea6c.json) ## Summary Essex County Council is seeking to establish an integrated Business Support, Financial Support, Skills Consultancy, and Brokerage service. The procurement, entitled "CO0418 Business Support Services Future Growth Programme 2," is open for business opportunities in the Financial and insurance services industry category. The tender, with a value of £1,225,000, is in the award stage, having a contract period from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2026. Interested businesses must comply with the minimum quality requirements and maximum price caps specified in the tender documents. This procurement by Essex County Council offers opportunities for SMEs in services such as Business and management consultancy, Advertising and marketing, and Business analysis consultancy. Businesses adept at delivering General Business Support, Business Financial Advice and Support, and Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service are well-suited to compete in this open procedure tender. The procurement aims to create direct business growth prospects for eligible organisations that can meet the full service requirements outlined in the Specification without offering any variants or options. ## Notice Essex County Council (ECC) are seeking to establish an integrated Business Support, Financial Support, Skills Consultancy & Brokerage service, to replace the existing Business Support Contract which expires in June 2024 and introduce additional service elements to create a holistic offer. There will be a single lot with three main service areas: - General Business Support - Business Financial Advice and Support - Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service The service will be for a period of 21 months to run from 1st July 2024 to 31st March 2026. The tender is subject to minimum scores on some of the quality questions and to maximum caps on price as set out in the published tender documents. Bidders must be able to deliver the full requirements as set out in the Specification, including all 3 areas of service: * General Business Support * Business Financial Advice and Support * Skills Consultancy and Brokerage Service No variants or options will be accepted. The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://procontract.due-north.com/Login ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ebdd81f-c7e1-4b70-9dee-614e05d6f12d | | 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 | 12 Jun 2024 | | Submission deadline | 15 Apr 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 May 2024 | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2024 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,225,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £1,146,636 | | 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 | ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | | Locality | CHELMSFORD | | Post town | Chelmsford | | Postcode | CM1 1QH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH36 Heart of Essex | | Local authority | Chelmsford | | Electoral ward | Moulsham and Central | | Westminster constituency | Chelmsford | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | LET'S DO BUSINESS (SOUTH EAST) GROUP | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services - 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services - 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 12 Jun 2024 at 08:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ebdd81f-c7e1-4b70-9dee-614e05d6f12d - 15 Mar 2024 at 15:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2584f747-9789-47dc-8817-5202e354c842 - 15 Mar 2024 at 15:20 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/edabb311-75b0-4d04-a4c9-7183d1fb4452 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8ebdd81f-c7e1-4b70-9dee-614e05d6f12d 12th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2584f747-9789-47dc-8817-5202e354c842 15th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/edabb311-75b0-4d04-a4c9-7183d1fb4452 15th March 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://procontract.due-north.com/Login - https://www.essex.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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