Published date: 2 September 2019

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 5 July 2019

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£98,000

Procurement reference

DVNCC001-DN412534-47066451

Published date

2 September 2019

Closing date

5 July 2019

Contract start date

29 August 2019

Contract end date

30 August 2020

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?

Yes


Description

The overall aim of this contract is to support the sustainability plans of the Social Enterprise Networks across the Heart of the South West area so that they can in turn, continue to support Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs to achieve their own growth aims after the Enhance Social Enterprise Programme has ended.

Devon County Council (DCC) is looking to procure a Social Enterprise Network Development Services provider to:
• Work alongside the existing SENs to collaboratively develop their membership offers to increase the number of Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs engaged with at least one of the SENs membership schemes, from around 170 to 600 (this figure is combined across all the SENs in the HotSW LEP area).
• Develop and host a series or local events across the two Categories of Region (Somerset and Devon, Plymouth and Torbay) that engage, support and capacity build the social purpose sector. A minimum of 16 local events, split equally between the two Categories of Region, must take place throughout the duration of the contract.
• Collaborate with the ERDF Enhance Social Enterprise Theory of Change team (CAG Group) to support the data collection and self-registration referral, to the asset map and online database, of Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs across the HotSW LEP area.
• Design and implement a marketing campaign that will achieve the sign-up of 872 Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs across the HotSW LEP area to the asset map and database.
• Signposting of Eligible Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs to the Enhance Social Enterprise Programme and other support schemes operated through the HotSW LEP. The mandatory target for this activity is a minimum of 120 referrals from Eligible Social Enterprises and Social Entrepreneurs not already engaged with the Programme
• Collaborate with the DCC Enhance Social Enterprise team to assist with producing guest lists for larger events and contributing to the overall success of the Programme


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CP1771-19 ERDF Social Enterprise Network Development

  • Opportunity
  • Published 18 June 2019

Additional text

To express an interest in this opportunity and to receive the quotation information, suppliers should visit Supplying the South West tendering portal.


Award information

Awarded date

29 August 2019

Contract start date

30 August 2019

Contract end date

30 August 2020

Total value of contract

£98,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Community Council of Devon (operating under Devon Communities To

Address

Units 73 - 74 Basepoint Business Centre, Yeoford Way, Exeter, EX2 8LB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

Yes


About the buyer

Contact name

Louise Baker

Address

County Hall
Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
England

Telephone

+44 1392383000

Email

louise.k.baker@devon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.devon.gov.uk