Published date: 24 August 2021

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: 8 September 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£20,000

Procurement reference

LUTON001-DN565762-73869583

Published date

24 August 2021

Closing date

8 September 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

8 October 2021

Contract end date

28 February 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

Luton Borough Council is looking to engage qualified organisations to quote for intensive business support services to be delivered to existing businesses operating in the geographical area of Luton, and to manage a grant application process.

As part of our response and our longer term plan to delivery an Inclusive Economy, we are using a proportion of our Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) funding to deliver a raft of business support activities to assist the business community in recovery, resilience, growth and ultimately prosperity.

This contract forms part of this overall response, and is intended to support high growth businesses and businesses who are looking to grow. The wider business support activities under a different contract include (amongst others) support for generic start-up businesses as well as BAME specific start-up support. The same service users should not access grants from more than one programme. Grant applicants under the intensive programme must declare if they have sought additional grants in the grant application process, and the contractor will refuse the application if this is the case.

This exercise is being conducted electronically, via the Luton Portal - https://procontract.due-north.com/Register (the Portal) which is free for Contractors to register on and to use.

About the buyer

Address

Town Hall
George Street
Luton
LU1 2BQ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1582546680

Email

procurement@luton.gov.uk

Website

http://www.luton.gov.uk