Published date: 13 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: 28 November 2023, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services - 55000000

  • Tourist information services - 63513000

  • Administrative services related to tourism affairs - 75125000

    • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

ST4 1HH

Value of contract

£30,000

Procurement reference

HDG/2023/615

Published date

13 November 2023

Closing date

28 November 2023

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

4 December 2023

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Stoke-on-Trent City Council seeks to appoint a specialist tourism business support/training provider to deliver a programme of work with leisure and tourism related SMEs in Stoke-on-Trent to provide expert help/advice to grow their business to the tourism market. The business support programme should be designed to help improve the competitiveness of businesses, increasing capacity, enhancing product awareness and quality of offer.

Support for leisure and tourism SMEs will be delivered by sector specialists via 1-2-1 business advice, seminars, and workshops covering agreed topics and priorities. This project is funded through the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The UKSPF funded programme Visit Stoke-on-Trent: A City of Imagination, supports Stoke-on-Trent's Visitor Economy Strategy 2022 - 2027 which aims to transform the City into one of the region's most important cultural tourism destinations within the next 5 years. The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government's Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information about the UKSPF, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus

For further information about the tourism business support role please email tim.sharman@stoke.gov.uk

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Tim Sharman

Address

Civic Centre,Glebe Street
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST4 1HH
England

Telephone

01782 232362

Email

Tim.Sharman@stoke.gov.uk