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title: "Kent & Medway Business Support Workshops"
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# Kent & Medway Business Support Workshops

Buyer: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fc197475-967c-44ce-ae49-413153c37282

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## Summary

Kent County Council has completed the procurement process for the "Kent & Medway Business Support Workshops" project, aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses in Kent and Medway. The project falls under the industry category of "Business and management consultancy and related services" and encompasses additional areas such as training and miscellaneous business-related services. The procurement used a limited method with competitive quotations below the threshold, culminating in the award stage on 16 January 2025. The contract period is set to start on 9 December 2024 and end on 9 March 2025, with a total value of GBP 60,100. The workshops will be provided across the United Kingdom and are designed to leverage local business intelligence to offer targeted support.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy, management, and training services, particularly those classified as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By winning contracts like this one, businesses can expand their client base and demonstrate their expertise in delivering business support services. Companies that excel in diagnostic assessments of business needs, providing structured guidance, and navigating multi-channel service delivery will find this tender particularly well-suited to their skill sets. The successful bidder, Smarter Society Limited, exemplifies the kind of SME that can thrive through such public procurement opportunities.

## Notice

The Kent and Medway Growth Hub ("KMGH") is a government funded service that enables small and medium sized businesses in Kent and Medway to access local and national business support. Funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Growth Hub provides a one stop shop for business support services that offers: * Information, navigation, and signposting via a coordinated, multi-channel service. * Structured support to small and medium enterprises, incorporating a diagnostic assessment of business needs and advice and guidance. Kent County Council (KCC) are the Accountable Body for the Kent & Medway Growth Hub service. The Kent and Medway Growth Hub's Business Support Workshops will be funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and will expand the local Growth Hub Core offer to include themed workshops for small businesses on a range of topics where local intelligence confirms that businesses would benefit from such support. To procure a provider of this service, the Council identified 8 potential bidders, who were emailed the procurement documents. All 5 of the tenderers who responded to this opportunity were assessed against the criteria that was shared in the procurement documents. The award decision for the project can be found in Section 6 of this notice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99c2de0a-a95b-480e-a253-a0954152e9fe |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Competitive quotation (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | 9 Dec 2024 - 9 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £60,100 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £60,100 |
| 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 | KENT COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME14 1XX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Penenden Heath |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SMARTER SOCIETY |

## 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
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2025 at 11:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99c2de0a-a95b-480e-a253-a0954152e9fe

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99c2de0a-a95b-480e-a253-a0954152e9fe
  16th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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