Published date: 17 December 2018

Last edited date: 17 December 2018

This notice was replaced on 1 March 2019

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

Awarded contract (published 1 March 2019)

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

Location of contract

S44 5BL

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

CRH 02730

Published date

17 December 2018

Closing date

25 January 2019

Contract start date

1 April 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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?

No

Description

South Derbyshire District Council (the 'Authority') is issuing this invitation to tender ('ITT') in connection with the competitive procurement of a Business Advice Service.

The South Derbyshire Business Advice Service was launched in 2012. The Service offers free, independent, face-to-face, one-to-one business advice to entrepreneurs and companies in the District (or those planning to relocate to, or establish in the District). It complements support provided by agencies and organisations such as the Department for International Trade and the D2N2 Growth Hub, along with specific business support projects. The service raises awareness and make referrals to these other forms of assistance, aiming to maximise their take up and so the benefits for South Derbyshire. It particularly benefits new start and smaller businesses which are not in a position to pay for business advice services from commercial providers.

The service consists of one-to-one, face-to-face, independent advice to new and established businesses, workshops/training for groups of businesses, such as for those 'thinking of starting a business' and 'Surgery' sessions, as appropriate, particularly for new start businesses.

How to Express Interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/noecpc and click the link to register - Enter your correct business and user details - Note: your username will be the email address you have entered - you will also then shortly receive an email confirmation.
2. Once registered access the site and from the Home page hover over 'Tenders' on the tool bar and select 'current tenders' from the drop down options
3. Express Interest in the tender you are interested in - Select `Express Interest` within the Tender Details ( located at the bottom of the synopsis). On doing so, you will instantly have access to the Tender Management area for that tender. Any available documentation will be available via the various relevant tabs. You can access this area at any point by logging in, navigating to `My Tenders` and selecting `View Details`.
4. Responding to the tender - There will be a tab allocated to any tender stage (e.g. SQ and/or ITT). Under the `My Tender Return` area, you will be required to complete any mandatory questionnaires and upload any requested documentation. You can now use the `Correspondence` function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification (any clarifications will be found within the `Clarifications` tab). - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete and submit your response. - There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the `Submit Return` button at the bottom of the page. If yo

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Amanda Gregory

Address

Top Road
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 5BL
England

Telephone

01246 513561

Email

Amanda.Gregory4@nhs.net