Published date: 9 April 2021

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: 4 May 2021, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Training programme services - 80521000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£150,000

Procurement reference

WECA001-DN537339-32937804

Published date

9 April 2021

Closing date

4 May 2021

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

11 May 2021

Contract end date

31 May 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

NOTE: This Contract Opportunity is Reserved
This contract opportunity is reserved under the principles set out in PPN 11/20 "Reserving Below Threshold Contracts". The PPN permits the reserving of below threshold procurements by supplier location and/or in addition SME/VCSE to tackle economic inequality and support local recruitment, training, skills and investment. This contact opportunity is specifically reserved for response from suppliers in the WECA region which is defined as North Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset. In response to the Covid-19 crisis WECA are delivering a culture and creative economy business support programme for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across B&NES, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The programme is aimed at SMEs working in the creative industries, including creative freelancers (sole traders and directors of limited companies) and start-ups, that require support because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The business support programme will support a maximum of 120 creative business to reformulate their operating and financial models, explore new business opportunities and review business plans in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme is being delivered over a 12-month period and has already opened for expressions of interest. The programme will support businesses across all sectors of the creative industries and all ownership types, with a focus on improving business resilience and supporting recovery.

More information

Additional text

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This contract opportunity is reserved under the principles set out in PPN 11/20 "Reserving Below Threshold Contracts". The PPN permits the reserving of below threshold procurements by supplier location and/or in addition SME/VCSE to tackle economic inequality and support local recruitment, training, skills and investment.

This contact opportunity is specifically reserved for response from suppliers in the WECA region which is defined as North Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath & North East Somerset. The definition below has been taken from the PPN below and contextualised to the WECA region:

• Supplier Location: As a supplier to be eligible to bid for this requirement you must either be based or established in; and have substantive business operations in a location served by in this case the West of England Combined Authority. You must be able to demonstrate your eligibility by having a registered office, factory or other permanent base in this case the WECA region from which meaningful business operations have been conducted for at least 12 months. WECA may apply an exception to the 12-month period for start-ups and newly established businesses in the region.

Additionally, we may reserve this contract opportunity for:

• Small and Medium sized Enterprise (SME): Any business with fewer than 250 employees and either an annual turnover below £45m or a total balance sheet less than £40m.

• Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs): Any organisation (incorporated or not) working with a social purpose. This ranges from small community-based groups / schemes, through to larger registered charities and social enterprises, public service mutual and cooperatives that operate locally, regionally and nationally. This term is often interchangeable with the terms 'third sector' or 'civil society' organisations.

About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Brentley

Address

3 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6ER
United Kingdom

Email

Procurement@westofengland-ca.gov.uk

Website

https://www.westofengland-ca.org.uk/