Published date: 4 March 2020

Last edited date: 18 March 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: 25 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP478651701

Published date

4 March 2020

Closing date

25 March 2020

Contract start date

20 April 2020

Contract end date

31 March 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?

Yes

Description

NOTE: This notice was updated on 18 March 2020 for the following reason: 18/03/2020

Due to unforeseen circumstances this procurement has been cancelled for the foreseeable future.

Thank you for your interest in this contract and apologies for any inconvenience caused.(East Suffolk Council is commissioning a supplier to work with a range of micro and SME businesses in east Suffolk, to help them develop a bespoke Returner Programme for their organisation.

This pilot project will work with businesses, providing them with the knowledge and skills required to develop the means to access a large, skilled and relatively inaccessible demographic group of individuals (Returners) who have taken an extended period of time out of employment for caring responsibilities and want to return to paid work.

The project is fully funded for year one. The contract period will be between April 2020 and March 2021 with an additional optional extension of one year up to two years in total (one plus one). The extension will be subject to the supplier's performance in year one and the availability of funding for year two.)

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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.

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement

Address

Riverside
4 Canning Road
Lowestoft
NR33 0EQ
UK

Telephone

+443330162000

Email

procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk