Published date: 30 April 2020

Last edited date: 4 May 2020

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: 1 June 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

Location of contract

RM17 6SL

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

PS/2020/048

Published date

30 April 2020

Closing date

1 June 2020

Contract start date

17 June 2020

Contract end date

30 November 2020

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

1.1 SECCADS is a comprehensive business support programme tailored to meet the needs of the Creative, Cultural and Digital Sector in the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) area.

1.2 It is a £5.16m programme part-funded through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and will run until December 2020. It includes a number of different strands including:

• Engagement, initial diagnostics, on-going client management and signposting to support carried out by a network of local co-ordinators.

• Specialist advice services provided by a range of business support organisations in different localities across the South East LEP area.

• A business support grants programme.

• A workshops and mentoring programme.

1.3 Thurrock Borough Council is the Accountable Body for the programme as a whole and works with a range of delivery partners across the South East Local Enterprise Partnership area to oversee implementation. The Council is accountable for the financial performance and compliant delivery of all strands of the programme. Thurrock Council employs the team responsible for implementation of the programme.

To Apply for this Project please use the oracle link this is where the tender is located.


About the buyer

Contact name

Kai Hatton

Address

Civic Offices,New Road
GRAYS
RM176SL
England

Telephone

+44 (0) 1375 652243 ext 63299

Email

KHatton@thurrock.gov.uk