Published date: 27 July 2021
Last edited date: 29 July 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000
Location of contract
United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands
Value of contract
£140,000
Procurement reference
CO0104
Published date
27 July 2021
Closing date
13 August 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
11 October 2021
Contract end date
10 October 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?
Yes
Description
The aim of this tender is to appoint a specialist organisation to deliver free financial and debt management support across North and Mid Essex.
This tender is for the financial and debt management support element of the programme, which will add value to existing provision across North and Mid Essex, enabling more capacity into the system and targeted support.
The aim of this tender is to appoint a specialist organisation to deliver free financial and debt management support across North and Mid Essex.
Essex County Council is managing this procurement on behalf of the NEEB partnership and the five individual contracts will run parallel to one another, under the NEEB Business Support & Skills Programme, with each procurement contracted and managed accordingly.
The primary purpose of the procurement opportunity is to provide 1-2-1 financial and debt management support and advice to businesses, alongside navigation services which signpost businesses to other financial support programmes, in order to create and safeguard jobs and support business growth and survival across North and Mid Essex.
The finance space is complex and often difficult to navigate - with many options that suit different businesses, at different stages of growth.
Supporting businesses to safeguard themselves during and post the pandemic is central to the NEEB Business Support & Skills Programme. Financial and debt management advice should allow businesses to help plan, manage and access finance that suits their needs in order to in order to safeguard against any future disruption caused by the pandemic and to enable businesses to maximise opportunities to ensure that they not only survive but thrive.
This financial support element of the Programme will be required to take its place in the Essex business support landscape and needs to be tailored to address current requirements and demand.
Your tender submission must be submitted to the Authority electronically by publishing through this ITT
RFX REQ1000279 - CO0104 North Essex Financial and Debt Management Support
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
About the buyer
Contact name
yamini monks
Address
County Hall, Market Road
, ,
Chelmsford
CM1 1LB
England
Telephone
0333000000
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