Published date: 24 May 2018

Last edited date: 24 May 2018

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: 17 July 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£160,000

Procurement reference

T17025

Published date

24 May 2018

Closing date

17 July 2018

Contract start date

29 September 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established dynamic purchasing system.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Business Support Solutions (BSS) wishes to appoint a Panel of Business Consultants to augment the existing International Trade Advisory services delivered by BSS across the North West Region. BSS delivers the Department for International Trade (DIT) services which is also supported by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Across all the various lots, the framework will deliver in the first year 125 Business Assists to companies requiring support in one or more of the area listed.
Each business assist will consist of a maximum of 12 hours of intensive support on specific international trade areas (2 consultancy days of 6 hours per day).
Delivery must be face to face or market research agreed with the client. Face to face support may be delivered either entirely on a one to one basis, a blend of one to one and internal group of executives or a blend of one to one and external group
of mixed business executives, and be flexible and tailored to meet the specific needs of an individual business.
The Framework is being operated similar to a Dynamic Procurement System in that bidders of the services will complete an Indicative Tender (bid) which will be evaluated. Decisions to admit to the Framework will be made within 15 calendar
days of submission. Successful and non-successful suppliers will be notified if they have been admitted to the Framework. The Framework will remain open to new applicants throughout the life of the contract.
The contract period will be for 12 months, with an option, to extend for a further period of 3 years (subject to funding). The initial period will end on the 30th September 2018.

The likely value of activity under this framework for the first year is £160,000 excluding VAT.

If BSS are successful if securing further funding the contract may be extended. If extended the maximum spend on this contract will be £2,000,000 excluding VAT.

Please note that the contract start date is the 1st September 2017

More information

Links

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You are required to complete a basic registration as a supplier on the In-tend Supplier Platform at the following web
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Please note that all mandatory fields (highlighted in yellow on the In-Tend Portal) must be completed in order to register your organisation.

About the buyer

Contact name

Nick Batty

Address

ChamberLink Limited t/a Business Support Solutions
Lee House 90 Great Bridgewater Street
Manchester
M1 5JW
England

Email

nick.batty@businessgrowthhub.com

Website

http://www.growthco.uk