Published date: 26 March 2021

Last edited date: 30 April 2021

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: 30 April 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Engineering services - 71300000

  • World wide web (www) site design services - 72413000

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

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£464,000

Procurement reference

FAR001-DN535007-25097264

Published date

26 March 2021

Closing date

30 April 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

21 June 2021

Contract end date

31 January 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

In response to the national restrictions caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic, Fareham Borough Council ('the Council') has been allocated Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) funding by the Government to support local economies and businesses adversely affected by restrictions resulting from the pandemic.
The Council has decided to split its allocation into three tranches which are as follows:
• Grants to businesses not helped by the Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG) scheme
• Grants to other businesses that meet our priorities and criteria
• Wider Business Support Schemes
Wider business support is described as a scheme(s) designed to assist the business community and may include advice, guidance and skills training for businesses to support their ability to trade in changed circumstances.
The Council has allocated up to 20% of the ARG funding to the business support schemes and the value is estimated to be £464,932. The funding is to be spent between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2022.
The detail of the proposed Wider Business Support scheme, that is the subject of this open tender, was developed in consultation with businesses. The Council ran a short business survey to understand the support needs of existing Fareham businesses. The outcomes of the survey have been used to determine the scope of the scheme.

The Council's Economic Development team is inviting tenders, via the South East Business Portal, to deliver a range of business support schemes throughout the Borough. It is envisaged that a number of training providers and organisations who support businesses will be procured to provide support within a framework agreement, divided into five Lots. Bidders may bid for one or multiple lots.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nicky Roberts

Address

Civic Offices
Civic Way
Fareham
PO16 7AZ
England

Telephone

+44 1329824693

Email

nroberts@fareham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.fareham.gov.uk