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title: "Targeted Entrepreneurial Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups (BAME)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000747071"
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buyer: "NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL"
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# Targeted Entrepreneurial Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups (BAME)

Buyer: NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000747071

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## Summary

The North Lanarkshire Council has completed the procurement process for the "Targeted Entrepreneurial Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups (BAME)" contract. This contract falls under the services category and aims to provide community-based advice and support to overcome structural barriers faced by BAME individuals in starting or running their own businesses within North Lanarkshire. The contract was awarded to Asian Business Chamber Limited for a value of £155,362.00, with services commencing on 18th December 2023.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses, especially SMEs, interested in supporting BAME entrepreneurs in North Lanarkshire. The support encompasses a range of activities from mindset coaching to business planning and marketing. Businesses involved in business advisory services, coaching, and community support would find themselves well-suited to bid for this contract. The procurement method was an open procedure, encouraging active participation from a diverse range of businesses.

## Notice

North Lanarkshire Council (the Council) has an ambition within the Plan for North Lanarkshire to 'improve economic opportunities and outcomes'. The invest here vision includes: -Businesses have the support to grow and succeed, to develop new products and market and to create and secure new jobs, and -our economy will continue to grow in a way that benefits all local people' Funding has been secured from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and has been allocated to develop a new and enhanced strand of business support that was unable to be delivered at scale with previous structural funds for Black, Asian, and other Minority Ethnic (BAME) people. According to National Statistics, North Lanarkshire has typically seen lower than the national average rates of BAME people starting up businesses. Services therefore required seek to provide community-based advice and support to individuals who typically experience structural barriers to entrepreneurship, self-employment or running their own business for BAME owned businesses and individuals within North Lanarkshire.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Services required within the Agreement include business support and tailored and specialised support to BAME owned businesses and individuals within North Lanarkshire. The minimum key deliverables will be: - Provision of support which is anticipated to consist of a mix of one to one, group, and bespoke programmes to support the development and growth of business start-ups from BAME people across North Lanarkshire. Types of support in key topic areas include (but not limited to): mindset, confidence, life coaching, idea generation, funding, trading, and income generation, tendering and procurement (to complement Supplier Development Programme), marketing, recruitment of employees and business planning. - Support the creation of new businesses led by BAME people in North Lanarkshire - Support the growth of businesses led by BAME people who are already trading in North Lanarkshire - Delivery of bespoke business-focused thematic or sectoral events for BAME communities. - A minimum target of circa 200 unique potential entrepreneurs supported to be business ready (numerical value) - A minimum target of circa 50 unique new businesses created (numerical value) Where applicable, the Contractor should ensure that all their Staff involved in delivering the requirements of the Agreement are employed and treated in accordance with the Scottish Governments Fair Work First initiative. From the point of award of the Agreement, the Contractor shall immediately enter into contract mobilisation discussions with the Council, with aim to commence Services on 08 January 2024.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496523 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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 | 16 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Nov 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £155,362 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL |
| Locality | MOTHERWELL |
| Post town | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML1 1AB |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | North Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig |
| Westminster constituency | Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke |
| Delivery location | TLM84 North Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASIAN BUSINESS CHAMBER |

## 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

- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services
- 98200000 - Equal opportunities consultancy services

## Release History

- 16 Jan 2024 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496523
- 12 Oct 2023 at 00:00 - Tender - PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT490335

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT490335
  Targeted Entrepreneurial Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups (BAME) - North Lanarkshire Council (the Council) has an ambition within the Plan for North Lanarkshire to 'improve economic opportunities and outcomes'. The invest here vision includes: -Businesses have the support to grow and succeed, to develop new products and market and to create and secure new jobs, and -our economy will continue to grow in a way that benefits all local people' Funding has been secured from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and has been allocated to develop a new and enhanced strand of business support that was unable to be delivered at scale with previous structural funds for Black, Asian, and other Minority Ethnic (BAME) people. According to National Statistics, North Lanarkshire has typically seen lower than the national average rates of BAME people starting up businesses. Services therefore required seek to provide community-based advice and support to individuals who typically experience structural barriers to entrepreneurship, self-employment or running their own business for BAME owned businesses and individuals within North Lanarkshire.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN496523
  Targeted Entrepreneurial Support for Black and Minority Ethnic Groups (BAME) - North Lanarkshire Council (the Council) has an ambition within the Plan for North Lanarkshire to 'improve economic opportunities and outcomes'. The invest here vision includes: -Businesses have the support to grow and succeed, to develop new products and market and to create and secure new jobs, and -our economy will continue to grow in a way that benefits all local people' Funding has been secured from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and has been allocated to develop a new and enhanced strand of business support that was unable to be delivered at scale with previous structural funds for Black, Asian, and other Minority Ethnic (BAME) people. According to National Statistics, North Lanarkshire has typically seen lower than the national average rates of BAME people starting up businesses. Services therefore required seek to provide community-based advice and support to individuals who typically experience structural barriers to entrepreneurship, self-employment or running their own business for BAME owned businesses and individuals within North Lanarkshire.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000747071
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

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