Official UK procurement notice
SC20081 – Kent and Medway Growth Hub
Authority: Kent County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionGrowth Hubs are locally based, Government-backed services linked to the national business support helpline. They enable businesses to access local and national business support. Government funding for Growth Hubs is made available via the 39 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). The South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) covers Kent and Medway, Essex, Southend, Thurrock and East Sussex. It is the largest LEP in England. The SELEP (via Essex County Council as its accountable body) receives funding from Government for a Growth Hub. The SELEP operates a federal model, with local partnerships for each economic area within the LEP. For Kent and Medway, this is the Kent and Medway Economic Partnership (KMEP). The Growth Hub for the SELEP area reflects this federal model, with separately procured and managed services in Kent and Medway, Essex and East Sussex.
The Council wishes to procure a local Growth Hub service across the Kent and Medway Economic Partnership. The Growth Hub aims to simplify and coordinate access to business support in local areas, connecting businesses with the best support available from the private and public sectors. It will target support on those businesses with the opportunity, ambition, and greatest potential to grow.
CPV: Business and management consultancy and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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)
- Cost: 50%
- price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Cost: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 17 Jun 2022, 17:12 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2022, 17:12 BST
- Authority reference
DN531775- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016734- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034803Find a Tender
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Invicta Chamber of CommerceSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016734-2022-SC20081-1 · Kent Invicta Chamber of CommerceSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Hubs are locally based, Government-backed services linked to the national… | 1bids | 1 | — | £700,000 – £1,000,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £700,000 – £1,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Kent County CouncilReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Kent Invicta Chamber of CommerceAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.