Published date: 18 June 2019
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Awarded contract (published 2 September 2019)
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Contract summary
Industry
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000
Other community, social and personal services - 98000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£98,000
Procurement reference
DVNCC001-DN412534-47066451
Published date
18 June 2019
Closing date
5 July 2019
Contract start date
29 August 2019
Contract end date
30 August 2020
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
The overall aim of this contract is to support the sustainability plans of the Social Enterprise Networks across the Heart of the South West area so that they can in turn, continue to support Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs to achieve their own growth aims after the Enhance Social Enterprise Programme has ended.
Devon County Council (DCC) is looking to procure a Social Enterprise Network Development Services provider to:
• Work alongside the existing SENs to collaboratively develop their membership offers to increase the number of Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs engaged with at least one of the SENs membership schemes, from around 170 to 600 (this figure is combined across all the SENs in the HotSW LEP area).
• Develop and host a series or local events across the two Categories of Region (Somerset and Devon, Plymouth and Torbay) that engage, support and capacity build the social purpose sector. A minimum of 16 local events, split equally between the two Categories of Region, must take place throughout the duration of the contract.
• Collaborate with the ERDF Enhance Social Enterprise Theory of Change team (CAG Group) to support the data collection and self-registration referral, to the asset map and online database, of Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs across the HotSW LEP area.
• Design and implement a marketing campaign that will achieve the sign-up of 872 Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs across the HotSW LEP area to the asset map and database.
• Signposting of Eligible Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs to the Enhance Social Enterprise Programme and other support schemes operated through the HotSW LEP. The mandatory target for this activity is a minimum of 120 referrals from Eligible Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs not already engaged with the Programme
• Collaborate with the DCC Enhance Social Enterprise team to assist with producing guest lists for larger events and contributing to the overall success of the Programme
More information
Links
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- http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
- Tender notice
- Supplying the South West tendering portal
Additional text
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To express an interest in this opportunity and to receive the quotation information, suppliers should visit Supplying the South West tendering portal.
About the buyer
Contact name
Louise Baker
Address
County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
England
Telephone
+44 1392383000
Website
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