Published date: 20 August 2018

Last edited date: 20 August 2018

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: 11 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Marketing management consultancy services - 79413000

Location of contract

WR5 2NP

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

WCC 00000831

Published date

20 August 2018

Closing date

11 September 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2019

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

The Enterprising Worcestershire (EW) Start-Up and High Growth Start-Up support programme aims to stimulate enterprise, develop new market opportunities, encourage investment, create new jobs and facilitate start-up and high growth start-up. The programme is part-funded by The European Regional Development Fund.

The project provides business advice and support to individuals in Worcestershire in order to enable them to start new enterprises, provide additional advice and support to those and other early stage SMEs in the county, as well as deliver high growth support to a number of pre-start and early stage enterprises with high growth potential.

The early stage business support element offers four bespoke areas of support, covering the areas of Legal & Compliance, Finance & Business Planning, Innovation & Growth and Sales & Marketing. Legal & Compliance, Finance & Business Planning, Innovation & Growth are provided by contracted suppliers. Worcestershire County Council are seeking to appoint a service provider(s) to deliver the Sales and Marketing Support.

The County Council is seeking to appoint a service provider(s) to deliver the Sales and Marketing element of the early stage business support that is offered through the Enterprising Worcestershire programme. This will be through funding from the European Regional Development Fund, County and District Councils.

Closing time and date 4pm 11th September 2018

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Rose Ingram (CCO)

Address

Spetchley Road
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

01905 843606

Email

ringram@worcestershire.gov.uk