Published date: 11 August 2021

Last edited date: 26 January 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 18 June 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Financial and insurance services - 66000000

  • Marketing services - 79342000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World

Value of contract

£0 to £50,000

Procurement reference

0618e45c-94f9-4cc7-a843-48f4a15ef80c

Published date

11 August 2021

Closing date

18 June 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 August 2021

Contract end date

15 March 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Staffordshire County Council is bidding for up to £0.5M funding from the Government's UK Community Renewal Fund (CRF), which will provide £220M of funding in 2021/22 to help priority places across the UK to prepare for the introduction of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. To level up and create opportunity across the UK for people and places, the government has identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience.

One element of this bid is a bolt-on to the current Staffordshire Start-up scheme which offers both mentoring and interest-free loans to new start-up businesses.

There are around 190 start-up businesses registered on the Staffordshire start-up scheme, although not all have taken their first steps into self-employment for numerous reasons; some are awaiting the end of the furlough scheme to establish the position with their employers, others are simply nervous about taking their first steps into self-employment, especially given the financial impact that they have already suffered from the pandemic. The proposed activity within the bid, and that which is referenced within this tender specification, is intended to mitigate the latter.

Existing applicants to the Staffordshire start-up scheme who are yet to launch their business will be offered the choice of one of two free services:
• Get Started in Marketing
• Get Started in Finance

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

IA2462 Get Started Services for Start up Businesses

  • Opportunity
  • Published 19 May 2021, last edited 3 June 2021

Links

Award information

Awarded date

7 December 2021

Contract start date

13 August 2021

Contract end date

15 March 2022

Total value of contract

£50,000

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

Accounting Insight Ltd

Address

Accounting Insight Ltd
Trinity Suite
Office 4 Hawkesyard Hall
Armitage Road
Rugeley
WS15 4TB

Reference

Companies House number: 07071607

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Hub Creative Services Ltd

Address

New Close House
99 Draycott Old Road
Forsbrook.
Stoke on Trent.
ST11 9AL

Reference

Companies House number: 12117392

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Accounting Insight Ltd

Address

Trinity Suite, Office 4, Hawkesyard Hall, Armitage Road, Rugeley, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS15 1PU, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Hub Creative Services Ltd

Address

New Close House, 99 Draycott Old Road, Forsbrook, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ST11 9AL, UNITED KINGDOM

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Kendall

Address

Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street
, ,
Stafford
ST16 2DH
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

01785 854656

Email

laura.kendall@staffordshire.gov.uk