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title: "Wirral Business Support Services and Careers Education Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d548"
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buyer: "WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Wirral Business Support Services and Careers Education Support

Buyer: WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d548

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## Summary

The Wirral Borough Council is currently seeking tenders for the "Wirral Business Support Services and Careers Education Support" contract, valued at £2,320,800, within the business services industry category, which encompasses law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing, and security. The procurement process is in the Tender phase, with the latest deadline for submissions extended to 29 September 2021. The main focus of this contract is to provide essential support to local businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, Brexit, and emerging local priorities, with a focus on community wealth building. The contract encompasses two lots, with service delivery addresses primarily located in the UKD74 region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in professional support services, particularly those that can demonstrate quality, social value, and competitive pricing. Businesses engaged in consulting, marketing, recruitment, and educational service provision will find this an advantageous bidding opportunity, especially those with experience in delivering tailored support within the context of employment and career guidance for young people. Engaging with Wirral Council can facilitate growth and visibility in providing impactful services aligned with their community-focused objectives.

## Notice

The Business Support Service (BSS) contract will commission a professional business support service that engages with new and existing businesses in Wirral. The contract will include the provision of key sector support service; support for the third sector utilising budget from Public Health; support the Council's community wealth building aspirations; support the provision of careers advice to young people via a separate lot.

### Lot Information

Business Support Service

The new Business Support Service will reflect the current context in which businesses operate, provide demand-led, evidence-based, and impactful support. This includes responding to the challenges and opportunities emanating from: the global Covid-19 pandemic; Brexit and new trade regimes; changes in the market for business support, and; new and emerging local priorities that include community wealth building, regeneration programmes and the Wirral Plan 2026.

Lot 2

Wirral Council are seeking to procure bespoke employer led careers education provision for secondary school young people. The provision must be designed to be inclusive, raise aspirations and engage young people in a way that inspires them to succeed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019929-2021 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Sep 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,320,800 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BIRKENHEAD |
| Post town | Chester |
| Postcode | CH41 5AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD74 Wirral |
| Local authority | Wirral |
| Electoral ward | Birkenhead and Tranmere |
| Westminster constituency | Birkenhead |
| Delivery location | TLD74 Wirral |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 13 Sep 2021 at 14:02 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019929-2021
- 13 Sep 2021 at 14:02 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022691-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wirral.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com

## Provenance

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