Published date: 24 March 2021

Last edited date: 13 May 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: 28 May 2021, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Education and training services - 80000000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£0 to £40,000

Procurement reference

CW0017

Published date

24 March 2021

Closing date

28 May 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

31 May 2021

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

The Business Konnector project involves the design and delivery of a social recruitment agency, which is a service not currently provided by Konnect Communities CIC. The development of a social recruitment agency is a key part of the progression of Konnect Communities CIC into the world of business support, which is an existing ad hoc service provided by Konnect Communities CIC but is not formalised and does not currently provide sustainable income generation.

The legacy of the Business Konnector project will be a social recruitment agency and a paid-for service that follows the loss of European funding in Cornwall. The aim of this is to enhance the viability of Konnect Communities CIC beyond this loss of funding, as well as to support Konnect Communities CIC to continue as an organisation that performs as the 'glue that holds other provision together'.

This ethos is central to Konnect Communities' work as we aspire to ensure that both employers and employees are more fit for the purpose of creating, securing, and sustaining opportunities to strengthen communities, and to grow business to support this. We will do this by offering new and existing businesses in the CLLD eligible Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA's) the opportunity to receive specialist support to:

(1) remove barriers to business growth and finance
(2) to develop viable employment opportunities and
(3) to secure a high-quality work force.

More information

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Kerry St Leger

Address

OFFICE 2 - FIRST FLOOR
31 LEMON STREET
TRURO
TR12LS
England

Telephone

07477040745

Email

kerry@kerrystleger.co.uk