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Published 3 Aug 2023, 10:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CWC23094 - Invitation to Tender for the provision of UKSPF (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) Start-up Support

Official notice

Authority: Wolverhampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£300,000≈ £212k / year
Submissions closed 4 Sept 2023awarded 9 Nov 2023
Awarded to Black Country Chamber of Commerce
Contract term 1 yr 5 moends 31 Mar 2025 · starts 1 Nov 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The council are now looking to commission a contract for the provision of start-up support

that targets Wolverhampton residents to engage and access skills that will provide them

with the right foundations to prepare, start and ensure the survival of their business. The

provision should support the increase of new enterprises - sole trader, micro business, small

and medium-sized enterprise, or large business and includes social enterprises.

In order to promote growth and productivity in the city, we are particularly keen for the

successful provider to encourage start-ups in growth sectors, e.g., tech, creative and digital

and those emerging markets such as the green economy.

This contract is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund

www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗

CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 5 moPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 1 Nov 2023 – 31 Mar 2025 (1 yr 5 mo)
Delivery: West Midlands
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 100%
Published sub-criteria (1)
  • Quality and Social Value: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality and Social Value: 100
  • Price: 0

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Aug 2023, 10:30 BST
Last source update
17 Jan 2024, 12:50 GMT
Award evaluation window
4 Sept 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN682725
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001604
Classification (CPV)
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ecac Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Sept 2023 → 17 Jan 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2023
  4. Notice published
    17 Jan 2024, 12:50 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jan 2024, 12:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1110 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Black Country Chamber of CommerceSME£300,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids · 11 electronic10——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wolverhampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, St Peters Square, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV1 1RLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Director of GovernanceReview body Wolverhampton

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.