Published date: 15 August 2017

Last edited date: 15 August 2017

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


Closing: 31 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Training services - 80500000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£75,000

Procurement reference

DCC001-DN288455-57975348

Published date

15 August 2017

Closing date

31 July 2017

Contract start date

7 August 2017

Contract end date

6 August 2019

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

This contract is to deliver a programme of intensive support to small businesses exhibiting for the first time at the Durham Oktoberfest Engineering and Manufacturing Exhibition, which takes place in County Durham annually in October. This is one of five strands of intensive support that are to be procured as part of the Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP) which is ERDF funded.

The purpose of the programme will be to increase their capacity to grow and enable smaller engineering and manufacturing businesses to identify and take advantage of market opportunities presented at the Oktoberfest Exhibition. This will include support on how to prepare for exhibiting in order to get the most out of it, and how to follow through after the event to capitalise on sales leads and contacts made during the exhibition.

The Contract start date will be 7th August 2017 and will end following completion of the 2018 year programme (approximately 31st October 2018). The Contract however may extended in a third year to undertake the 2019 programme for the Oktoberfest Exhibition. Any extension will be agreed by the Council and the appointed organisation, any extension may also be dependent on funding which will be outlined by the Council at the time. The Council has confirmed ERDF (European Regional Development Funds) funding to enable delivery of this Project and meeting the funding constraints will be a requirement of this Contract and of the successful delivery partner.

More information

Links

  • http://www.nepo.org
  • Tender notice
  • To express interest in this opportunity and to access the tender documentation please visit the Council's e-tender Portal.

Award information

Awarded date

6 August 2017

Contract start date

7 August 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2019

Total value of contract

£75,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

LEC Consultancy Limited

Address

Suite 3, Novus Business Centre, Peterlee Business Park, SR8 2QJ

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Carroll

Address

Corporate services
County Hall
Durham
DH1 5UL
England

Telephone

+44 3000265422

Email

richard.carroll@durham.gov.uk

Website

http://www.durham.gov.uk