Published date: 12 June 2020

This notice was replaced on 7 April 2021

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 7 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.


Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£120,000

Procurement reference

SOSBC001-DN482041-25636954

Published date

12 June 2020

Closing date

10 July 2020

Contract start date

17 August 2020

Contract end date

31 December 2022

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?

No


Description

This Invitation to Tender is for the Business Support element (predominantly a mix of face to face (one to many) workshops, live webinars (one to many) and one to one business growth mentoring) of the South East Business Boost 2020 programme, to be fully managed, administered and delivered throughout local authority boundaries of Southend, Essex & Thurrock.

The South East Business Boost programme ("SEBB") offers fully funded professional support to enable the growth of eligible small to medium enterprises ("SMEs") across the South East Local Enterprise Partnership ("SELEP").

Due to the successful delivery of SEBB between 2017 and 2020 ("SEBB 2017"), further monies from the European Regional Development Fund ("ERDF") have been secured, enabling an extension of this excellent business support programme for delivery of the programme to continue until the 30 September 2022.


About the buyer

Contact name

Gillian Shine

Address

Civic Centre
Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6EL
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1702215083

Email

gillianshine@southend.gov.uk

Website

http://www.southend.gov.uk/