Published date: 20 November 2023

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: 20 December 2023, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • Business development consultancy services - 79411100

    • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

Location of contract

WS1 1TP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-255-714-WP3952

Published date

20 November 2023

Closing date

20 December 2023

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

15 January 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 Council wishes to commission a contract for the provision of a business programme to support Walsall start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to overcome barriers and maximise opportunities to increase their productivity.

Set to be delivered until 31st March 2025, the provision should provide expert advice, guidance and support to businesses in the form of 1-2-1 engagement and events. The provider should work with business leaders to take a forensic look at their business and connect them with support that will best create growth.

Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, providers should set out how they will deliver against the UKSPF investment priorities of Supporting Local Business, as well as supporting delivery of the overarching Council Plan vision and themes, by identifying priority interventions and activities that can be delivered between 1 January 2024 and March 2025, with an option to extend for further 24 months should further funding be received by Government.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Russell

Address

Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01922 655487

Email

Laura.Russell@walsall.gov.uk

Website

https://www.walsall.gov.uk/