Official UK procurement notice
Central London Inclusive Growth - Collaborative Business Support Project
Authority: Westminster City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWestminster City Council (WCC) are looking for bidders to provide scale-up support for eligible micro and small businesses with a particular focus on female and disabled owned businesses.
This service will need to be provided in London boroughs such as Westminster City Council (WCC), Camden, Hackney and Tower Hamlets. The successful bidder will be required to deliver the full service requirement across all 4 Boroughs.
Please refer to project prj_WCC_23213 in www. capitalEsourcing.com
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Miscellaneous business and business-related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and…AwardedPublished value£200,000
nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements)
The core objective of this contract is to strengthen local entrepreneurial ecosystems and support businesses at all stages of their development to start, sustain, grow, and innovate, including through local networks.
Bidders must deliver support via a hybrid model, meaning that they will provide a combination of in-person and online coaching and training.
Bidders must provide a comprehensive range of support including, but not limited to:
Bespoke, dedicated 1-1 consultancy support.
Stimulation of peer-to-peer learning
Workshop style training and learning
Networking opportunities
Sharing of best practice
Reading and educational materials
Access to software, portals, and/or IT resources that can provide specific scale-up support.
The Authority intends to award the contract on the basis of the tender that represents the most economically advantageous offer.
The contract is planned to commence 01/07/2024 for a period of 9 months.
Due to the tight time constraints around the external funding requirements, and the Authorities being under risk of losing the funding if not procured in a timely manner, the timeline for this tender opportunity has been reduced to 20 days per Regulation 27(5) of the PCR 2015.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Price: 60/40
- Suitability
Financial Assessment
Bidders will be required to have a creditsafe score of 50 or more
Bidders will be required to have the following insurances:
Employers Liability £5 million
Public Liability £5 million
Professional Indemnity £2 million
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 18 Apr 2024, 17:22 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Sept 2024, 15:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 May 2024 – …
- Authority reference
prj_Wcc_23213- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-029266- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045374Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
- Performance terms
As set out in the Tender pack
- Review procedure
In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87 (Standstill Period) and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
Publisher note: This opportunity and all associated procurement documents will be accessible via our e-sourcing portal, kindly visit; www.capitalesourcing.com and search for the following reference: prj_WCC_23213. If you have any questions, please submit these through the e-tendering portal (“the Portal”) Our e-sourcing portal site is free to register on. To view details of the Opportunity via the Portal please click the following link and enter your Username and Password: https://www.capitalesourcing.com/web/login.shtml Or browse as follows: - Connect to https://www.capitalesourcing.com - Enter your Username and Password - Go to Published Opportunities - Click on the Project Title to view details
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 May 2024, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 May 2024, 17:00 BST
Timeline
10 May 2024 → 12 Sept 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 May 2024, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened10 May 2024, 17:00 BST
- Notice published12 Sept 2024, 15:14 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Sept 2024, 15:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newable Trade (London) Ltd | £198,083 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Central London Inclusive Growth - Collaborative Business Support Project · Newable Trade (London) Ltd
- Signed
- 15 Aug 2024
- Value
- £198,083
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9bids · 9 electronic | 9 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Cabinet OfficeReview contact point
- High Court of England and WalesMediation body
- The High Court of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Newable Trade (London) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria