Published date: 23 April 2021

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


Closing: 18 March 2021, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

CHWEST001-DN526633-77927660

Published date

23 April 2021

Closing date

18 March 2021

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

6 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

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 use of online platforms and social media is an increasingly important way for businesses to generate footfall and sales. It can be difficult for some businesses in local high streets and neighbourhoods to get this up and running - it may be an unfamiliar method of generating trade and challenging to put something credible into practice. In turn, this can have a cumulative impact on the prosperity of local high streets and neighbourhood areas. Only around 25% of businesses in Cheshire West and Chester are currently active on social media.

Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWC) is therefore looking to commission a digital solution that enables local businesses to establish and sustain a successful online / social media presence. This should generate footfall and sales on the high street, improve the wider prosperity of the high street / neighbourhood, and enable the Council and its partners to access information to understand what is working, or not, and the impact on businesses and trade in the local area.

The digital solution must aid high street recovery by increasing the awareness of the Shop Local Safely Campaign and support all businesses in the borough to individually and collectively re-open safely. This includes increasing business awareness on how to safely and successfully reopen the high street, enabling businesses to increase consumer awareness of the safety practices they have in place, and understand the sentiment of high street safety conversations on social media.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Digital Application for the High Street recovery - ERDF funded

  • Opportunity
  • Published 5 March 2021

Links

Award information

Awarded date

23 April 2021

Contract start date

26 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2022

Total value of contract

£19,280

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LoyalFree

Address

LE1 1RE

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Debbie Pitcher

Address

HQ
58 Nicholas Street
Chester
CH1 2NP
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1244976943

Email

debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/