Published date: 22 April 2020

Last edited date: 22 April 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 22 May 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN475470-12951942

Published date

22 April 2020

Closing date

22 May 2020

Contract start date

8 June 2020

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The primary objective of this contract is to provide a programme of intensive support to SMEs within the engineering and manufacturing sector, including supporting engineering and manufacturing businesses recovering from the impact of COVID 19.

The purpose of the programme will be to increase their capacity to grow and enable businesses to identify and take advantage of market opportunities. This will include working alongside the Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) to identify common issues within the sector and providing intensive support to address these.

The Council has confirmed ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) funding to enable delivery of this Project.

The Council has a commitment of £120,000 of funding to ensure the delivery of the scope and achievement of the strategic objectives in relation to this Contract over the contract period. It is to be noted this is the maximum funding available and meeting the funding constraints will be a requirement of this Contract and of the successful delivery partner.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) Engineering and Manufacturing Strand

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 April 2020

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Guy Aynsley

Address

Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
England

Email

guy.aynsley@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk