Published date: 17 August 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: 17 September 2021, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

NR1 2DH

Value of contract

£250,000

Procurement reference

NCCT42281

Published date

17 August 2021

Closing date

17 September 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

4 October 2021

Contract end date

3 October 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Norfolk County Council wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for business advisor services to support Norfolk micro and SME's to improve their use of digital technology.

We wish to create a pool of advisors under a Framework Agreement, who have experience of working across a range of sectors who can provide broad business based support but specifically, detailed digital advice to help micro and SME's to increase their use of digital technology successfully.
Whilst this programme will be accessible to micro and SME's in Norfolk, regardless of sector, there will be an increased emphasis on attracting businesses from the Visitor Economy, Care sector and food and drink producers as have been shown to be in particular need of help.
Because of the diverse nature of businesses we expect to attract to the programme, we require a range of advisors with different digital specialisms so that we can match programme clients with the most relevant expertise. To date 40% of our enquiries are related to digital marketing. Whilst we hope to match all advisors joining the pool with more than one business coming through the programme, we cannot guarantee this and there is no automatic guarantee of work.

Price will not be evaluated as part of this process, as we will pay a fixed fee of £40 per hour (+VAT) for all work on this project. It is expected that you will work for the full nine hours allocated to each client. No additional costs can be added to this rate. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Service Specification, which forms a Schedule to the Terms and Conditions.

More information

Links

Additional text

To apply to the Framework Agreement, you must be registered on in-tend. You can register by clicking this link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Annie Southgate

Address

Martineau Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 2DH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01603 708214

Email

annie.southgate@norfolk.gov.uk

Website

www.norfolk.gov.uk