Published date: 30 May 2024

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


Closing: 8 August 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

Location of contract

West Midlands

Value of contract

£808,645

Procurement reference

04787-2023

Published date

30 May 2024

Closing date

8 August 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The objective of this programme is to manage this grant to increase the business skills and confidence of the participants to enable them to build sustainable social enterprises (or trading arms of charities) capable of growth. The programmes are designed to enable growth in the social economy sector and their success will be measured through increases in participant business skills, trading revenue, volunteer support, confidence in taking on more social investment and securing more public/ private sector contracts.

To deliver this programme to participants, "Provider" organisations (i.e., the awarded suppliers) will be appointed through this tender who have demonstrated they have the necessary experience, skills and understanding in grant management, recruiting participants, maintaining peer networks and reporting data on KPIs in real time.

We are looking for multiple business support grant administrators to deliver this programme under different Lots, the Business Support providers need to demonstrate their ability to support trading Social Economy organisations in the West Midlands, who are at varying stages of development.

Award information

Awarded date

3 November 2023

Contract start date

1 March 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Total value of contract

£808,645

This contract was awarded to 4 suppliers.

Enterprise Nation Ltd

Address

133 Whitechapel
High Street
London
E1 7QA

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£256,526

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded contract for Lot 1- "Start" Phase (£164,550) and Lot 6- "Readiness" Phase (£91,976)

Locality

Address

33 Corsham Street
Birmingham,
N1 6DR

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£83,450

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded contract for Lot 2- "Build" phase

Aston University

Address

Aston Triangle,
Birmingham,
B4 7ET

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£319,694

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded contract for Lot 3- "Grow" Phase (£199,795) and Lot 4- "Accelerate" Phase (£119,899)

School for Social Entrepreneurs

Address

139 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2HZ

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£148,975

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Additional details

Awarded contract for Lot 5- "Sustain" Phase

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

16 Summer Lane
16 Summer Lane
Birmingham
B19 3TR
United Kingdom

Telephone

01212147302

Email

Bhupinder.Chadha@wmca.org.uk

Website

www.wmca.org.uk