Published date: 2 October 2015

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


Closing: 26 June 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£300,000

Procurement reference

MT163749

Published date

2 October 2015

Closing date

26 June 2015

Contract start date

1 October 2015

Contract end date

31 March 2016

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

Cheshire and Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (the "LEP") is seeking a supplier to provide services to establish and develop a Business Growth Hub and work with other entities to ensure that there is a co-ordinated approach to business support within Cheshire and Warrington.
In order to enhance prospects and economic growth within local areas, the Government has been supporting a series of Growth Hubs across the country to make it easier for businesses to start and grow by ensuring business support is simpler, more co-ordinated and easier to access by business. Growth Hubs are locally-led partnerships which cooperate to provide coordinated business, innovation and trade support within a Local Enterprise Partnership area and make it simpler for businesses to access the support they need.
Growth Hubs should bring together all of the local bodies involved in supporting businesses and work with national bodies such as UK Trade and Investment ("UKTI"), Innovate UK, Growth Accelerator and Manufacturing Advisory Service to ensure that national and local business support works together in the most streamlined and effective way possible, putting the business customer at the centre of the system. Specifically, a Growth Hub must raise awareness of national and local business support, provide a single point of access for businesses and provide a diagnostic and signposting service to make sure that all businesses, regardless of their size or sector, are aware of what ...Cheshire and Warrington area.
The initial term of the contract is from contract award until 31 March 2016 and has an approximate value of [GBP300,000], as secured from BIS. The contract may, at the LEP's discretion, be extended beyond 31 March 2016 by up to three further periods of one year in the event that further funding is secured for the continued development of the Growth Hub. If further funding is secured (from BIS or other public sources, including the European Commission), the contractual value is expected to rise to [GBP2.1 million]. Bidders should note that at the contract award date, only funding from BIS is confirmed. If the LEP receives funding from other public sources and exercises its right to extend the contract, the supplier would be required to comply with the terms and conditions attached to this grant funding, which could amend the service delivery model, outputs, targets, audit and evidentiary requirements and the value of the contract.
In awarding the contract, the LEP will exercise its right under Regulation 56(3) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to examine tenders before verifying the absence of grounds for exclusion and the fulfilment of the selection criteria.
The LEP has decided not to sub-divide this contract into lots due to the nature of the services being procured and the need to establish, through the establishment and development of the Growth Hub, a sole point of contact for business support in Cheshire and Warrington.

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Award information

Awarded date

30 September 2015

Contract start date

1 October 2015

Contract end date

31 March 2016

Total value of contract

£300,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Blue Orchid

Address

4Th Floor, Compton House,18 School Lane, Liverpool

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Martin Forbes

Address

Richmond House
Gadbrook Business Park, Rudheath
Northwich
CW9 7TN

England

Telephone

+44 1606812280

Email

martin.forbes@local.gov.uk

Website

http://www.871candwep.co.uk/