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Published 25 Jun 2021, 14:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Leeds City Region Exploring Enterprise Programme

Official notice

Authority: West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£700,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 26 Jul 2021awarded 4 Nov 2021
Awarded to Digital Remit Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The focus of this commission is individuals who are exploring business start-up as an employment / lifestyle option. The support package will need to cover key areas to support participants to consider business start up and how to overcome any barriers that would prevent them exploring the opportunity further.

CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (the Combined Authority) and the Leeds City…AwardedPublished value£700,000

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (the Combined Authority) and the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (the LEP), is seeking to appoint a Single Service Delivery Provider or Group with a ‘Lead Operator’ to complement and add value to the existing support available across West Yorkshire for business start-ups.The target market is individuals considering starting a business and to provide an ‘Exploring Enterprise’ programme of support. The focus of this commission is to support a range of individuals of all ages and backgrounds to ‘explore’ if a new business start-up is the right career pathway for them (an outcome can be ‘this is not or me’). Other support is being commissioned by the Combined Authority / LEP to help people start-up a business

Extensions: The contract will be for an initial term of 18 months with a value of £350,000, with an option to extend based upon successful performance and at the discretion of the CA for a further 18 months and additional value of £350,000.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
  • Price

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
25 Jun 2021, 14:44 BST
Last source update
14 Dec 2021, 10:31 GMT
Award evaluation window
26 Jul 2021 – …
Authority reference
PROJECT NO. CA1526
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031057
Classification (CPV)
Business and management consultancy and related servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02c040 Find a Tender

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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
26 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
26 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST

Timeline

26 Jul 2021 → 14 Dec 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    26 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Dec 2021, 10:31 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Dec 2021
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Dec 2021, 10:31 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Dec 2021, 10:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £700,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Digital Remit Limited£700,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Leeds City Region Exploring Enterprise Programme · Digital Remit Limited

    Signed
    4 Nov 2021
    Value
    £700,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, Yorkshire & Humber, LS1 2DEContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Digital Remit LimitedAwarded supplier 129 Ground Floor Flat, Kennington Park Road, London, London, SE11 4JJ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria