Official UK procurement notice
UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) Investment Plan
Authority: East Staffordshire Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionEast Staffordshire Borough Council is inviting tenders for Business Support Services from suitably experienced organisations across 2024/25, to deliver some of the activities laid out within its investment plan.
There are three Lots:
Lot 1: SME support for the High Street (E16; Open Markets and Town Centre Retail and Service Sector)
Lot 2: Business Growth and Productivity Programme (E23 Strengthening Local Entrepreneurial Eco-systems)
Lot 3: Skills Hub/Skills Training for the workforce (E24 Training Hubs, Business Support Offers, Incubators)
The Authority is therefore seeking suitably qualified organisations to bid for a single Lot or a combination of Lots.
The proposed Contract is for one (1) year with no option to extend.
The contract is due to commence in March 2024.
CPV: Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business and management consultancy services · Business development consultancy services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£251,233 together) · win at most 3 of themLot #1UKSPF - SME support for the High Street (E16; Open Markets and Town Centre Retail and Service Sector)Published value£80,000
Lot 1 is to provide retail mentoring with advice and support. Training programme for small retail businesses to develop their businesses including customer service, shop planning, marketing and sales.
This is a specific retail mentoring programme. We would look for the successful provider to provide advice, support and act as a sounding board for SMEs on the High Street. This also incorporates a training programme to support small retailers in developing their business, including in areas such as customer services, shop planning, marketing, and sales. The provider must deliver additional support to be available for developing a hybrid of traditional retail and online commerce, along with a programme to support the sector in sourcing local goods and understanding their environmental footprint.
The contract is for one (1) year and is due to commence March 2024. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RNNRN7NN69 ↗
Lot #2UKSPF - Business Growth and Productivity Programme (E23 Strengthening Local Entrepreneurial Eco-systems)Published value£114,929
Lot 2 incorporates a wide mentoring programme whereby businesses will be able to access bespoke mentoring support alongside the establishment of local mentoring boards, peer network groups and productivity workshops. The successful provider will deliver specific and tailored support to family businesses along with information on SME governance and risk management.
The contract is for one (1) year and due to commence March 2024.
Lot #3UKSPF - Skills Hub/Skills Training for the workforce (E24 Training Hubs, Business Support Offers, Incubators)Published value£56,304
Lot 3 is delivering a service to East Staffordshire SMEs by providing training needs analysis and funding opportunities. This would also need to include supporting those at risk of redundancy.
This is a support programme targeted at SMEs with an aim of providing advice and support related to skills and training. This programme must involve the undertaking a training needs analysis for up to 50 businesses leading to a training grant aimed at addressing the skills gaps experienced by those businesses. This also has strong links to the People and Skills theme, however it remains business focused.
The contract is for one (1) year and due to commence March 2024.
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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).
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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).
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
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
- Closed
- 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
- 14 Dec 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Dec 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 29 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
2023-08-UKSPF- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-036844- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0425bbFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
- Review procedure
Follow the Council's Complaints Procedure. Information is available by visiting:
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Burton-Upon--Trent:-Business-and-management-consultancy-and-related-services./RNNRN7NN69 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RNNRN7NN69 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Burton-Upon--Trent:-Business-and-management-consultancy-and-related-services./RNNRN7NN69" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Burton-Upon--Trent:-Business-and-management-consultancy-and-related-services./RNNRN7NN69</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RNNRN7NN69" target="_blank">https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RNNRN7NN69</a> GO Reference: GO-20231214-PRO-24773362
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 25 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 29 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
Timeline
14 Dec 2023 → 29 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published14 Dec 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Submission deadline25 Jan 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened29 Jan 2024, 09:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria