Published date: 1 November 2023

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


Closing: 4 July 2023, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Administrative services for business operations - 75112000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

tender_372281/1275111

Published date

1 November 2023

Closing date

4 July 2023

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

30 April 2025

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

The Council and its ancillary arms (such as arm's length bodies and/or wholly or partly owned subsidiaries and partner organisations) tendered and awarded a contract the Provision of Barking and Dagenham Business Support to help local businesses in Barking and Dagenham to better understand and access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other local anchor institutions

The overall business support service requirement is split into three main elements as below:
- General business support - As detailed in sections 1 and 4.3 of the specification which includes
information/meet the buyer events, skills workshops and 121 mentoring to help businesses to access new markets and supply chain opportunities with the Council and other anchor institutions in the borough.
- Care - Building the capacity of local care providers to offer high quality care that supports improved health outcomes and is delivered by a motivated and fairly paid workforce, enabled by efficient and professional operational and working practices;
- Food - Identifying, engaging and supporting early-stage and established food businesses that share our vision for a healthy, affordable and sustainable local food system to understand and access opportunities including a new Food Hub in Barking town centre, new catering and training
opportunities, and a small capital grants programme for food businesses that meet the criteria.

Award information

Awarded date

4 September 2023

Contract start date

1 November 2023

Contract end date

30 April 2025

Total value of contract

£150,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Barking Enterprise Centre CIC t/a BEC CIC

Address

50 Cambridge Road, Barking, Essex, IG11 8FG

Reference

Companies House number: 10030360

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Tow Hall, 1 Town Square
Barking
IG11 7LU
England

Email

Corporate.Procurement@lbbd.gov.uk

Website

http://www.lbbd.gov.uk/Pages/Home.aspx