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title: "Barking and Dagenham Business Support"
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# Barking and Dagenham Business Support

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d3ce

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## Summary

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham has completed an award for the provision of Barking and Dagenham Business Support. The procurement aimed to help local businesses access new markets and supply chain opportunities through general business support, care services, and food sector support. The contract was awarded to Barking Enterprise Centre CIc. The services provided include information events, skills workshops, mentoring, and building local care and food businesses' capacity. The contract has been signed on 4th September 2023.

The tender for Barking and Dagenham Business Support is currently active under the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It involves providing business support services split into general support, care services, and food sector support. The contract will run for up to 18 months starting on 4th September 2023. Potential bidders can access tender documents on the e-tendering portal and submit bids electronically or in writing. The closing date for submissions is 4pm on Tuesday, 4th July 2023.

## Notice

The Council and its ancillary arms (such as arm's length bodies and/or wholly or partly owned subsidiaries and partner organisations) tendered and awarded a contract the Provision of Barking and Dagenham Business Support to help local businesses in Barking and Dagenham to better understand and access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other local anchor institutions The overall business support service requirement is split into three main elements as below: * General business support - As detailed in sections 1 and 4.3 of the specification which includes information/meet the buyer events, skills workshops and 121 mentoring to help businesses to access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other anchor institutions in the borough. * Care - Building the capacity of local care providers to offer high quality care that supports improved health outcomes and is delivered by a motivated and fairly paid workforce, enabled by efficient and professional operational and working practices; * Food - Identifying, engaging and supporting early-stage and established food businesses that share our vision for a healthy, affordable and sustainable local food system to understand and access opportunities including a new Food Hub in Barking town centre, new catering and training opportunities, and a small capital grants programme for food businesses that meet the criteria.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Council and its ancillary arms (such as arm's length bodies and/or wholly or partly owned subsidiaries and partner organisations) tendered and awarded a contract the Provision of Barking and Dagenham Business Support to help local businesses in Barking and Dagenham to better understand and access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other local anchor institutions The overall business support service requirement is split into three main elements as below: * General business support - As detailed in sections 1 and 4.3 of the specification which includes information/meet the buyer events, skills workshops and 121 mentoring to help businesses to access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other anchor institutions in the borough. * Care - Building the capacity of local care providers to offer high quality care that supports improved health outcomes and is delivered by a motivated and fairly paid workforce, enabled by efficient and professional operational and working practices; * Food - Identifying, engaging and supporting early-stage and established food businesses that share our vision for a healthy, affordable and sustainable local food system to understand and access opportunities including a new Food Hub in Barking town centre, new catering and training opportunities, and a small capital grants programme for food businesses that meet the criteria.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032281-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 4 Jul 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £150,000 |
| Lots value | £150,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM |
| Locality | BARKING |
| Post town | Ilford |
| Postcode | IG11 7LU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East |
| ITL 3 | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering |
| Local authority | Barking and Dagenham |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Barking |
| Delivery location | TLI52 Barking & Dagenham and Havering |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BARKING ENTERPRISE CENTRE CIC T/A BEC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
- 75112000 - Administrative services for business operations
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
- 79996000 - Business organisation services

## Release History

- 1 Nov 2023 at 12:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032281-2023
- 5 Jun 2023 at 18:22 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015898-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.lbbd.gov.uk
- https://lbbd.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

## Provenance

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