Published date: 1 August 2022

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: 23 August 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0 to £24,000

Procurement reference

CIOS Growth Hub (Phase 2) RFQ Project evaluation and summative assessment 01082022

Published date

1 August 2022

Closing date

23 August 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 September 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2023

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

Cornwall Council wishes to commission ERDF project evaluation and summative assessment services for the CIOS Growth Hub (2) project.

The project is delivering an investment of £3,487,750 for the provision of a Growth Hub in CIOS. This project was a response to ERDF Call reference OC05R17P 0600 under Priority Axis PA3 IP3d.

The project's start date was 1st October 2018 and its Activity End Date, Practical Completion Date and Financial Completion Date are respectively;

• Activity End date: 30th June 2023
• Practical Completion Date: 31st August 2023
• Financial Completion Date: 31st July 2023

The CIOSGH encourages and supports businesses to grow, innovate and invest through a one-stop service for information and guidance on and access to business support provision. It does this through a content-rich website and social media activity backed by a telephone and face-to-face/virtual service delivered by a team of experienced Business Connectors across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Target beneficiaries are all eligible pre-starts, start-ups, micro businesses and SMEs, including social enterprises, throughout the CIOS LEP area. The Growth Hub team comprises a management function, Business Connectors supported by marketing & communications specialists and a back-office staff. The Business Connectors offer a long-term client relationship opportunity for businesses with growth potential. The website operation is contracted out to a third-party web development company but managed by the Operations Manager. The team has developed and changed over the life of the project to reflect the client need and operational landscape. The central task of the Growth Hub is to simplify access to business support provision, for growth and growth potential businesses. This is achieved via a detailed diagnostic, action planning and referral service for eligible criterion businesses. It is planned to service;

• 3450 (P13 Output) businesses with a minimum 3- Hour intervention focused on the Information, Diagnostic and Brokerage Model (IDB)
• A small grants scheme (the Access to Growth Fund -A2GF) where across the life of the project it will administer 100 Grants to businesses in CIOS (C1 Output)

In September 2020 CIOSGH also launched the ERDF COVID Kickstart Grant Scheme. This was a 'child project' through additional funds made available through DHLUC across all Growth Hubs in England for COVID Recovery. CIOSGH was awarded funds to administer circa 480 grants to businesses under two schemes:

1) Visitor Economy- £1,068,902
2) Wider Economy- £ 500,000
Total- £1,568,902

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About the buyer

Address

Station Road
Redruth
TR153QG
England

Email

kirsty@cornwall.gov.uk