Published date: 16 January 2025

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


Closing: 25 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy and related services - 79400000

  • Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 79900000

  • Training services - 80500000

    • Miscellaneous services - 98300000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£60,100

Procurement reference

CN240227

Published date

16 January 2025

Closing date

25 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

9 December 2024

Contract end date

9 March 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Kent and Medway Growth Hub ("KMGH") is a government funded service that enables small and medium sized businesses in Kent and Medway to access local and national business support. Funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Growth Hub provides a one stop shop for business support services that offers:

• Information, navigation, and signposting via a coordinated, multi-channel service.
• Structured support to small and medium enterprises, incorporating a diagnostic assessment of business needs and advice and guidance.

Kent County Council (KCC) are the Accountable Body for the Kent & Medway Growth Hub service. The Kent and Medway Growth Hub's Business Support Workshops will be funded via a grant from the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and will expand the local Growth Hub Core offer to include themed workshops for small businesses on a range of topics where local intelligence confirms that businesses would benefit from such support.

To procure a provider of this service, the Council identified 8 potential bidders, who were emailed the procurement documents. All 5 of the tenderers who responded to this opportunity were assessed against the criteria that was shared in the procurement documents. The award decision for the project can be found in Section 6 of this notice.

Award information

Awarded date

5 December 2024

Contract start date

9 December 2024

Contract end date

9 March 2025

Total value of contract

£60,100

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Smarter Society Limited

Address

27 Old Gloucester Street, London, England, WC1N 3AX

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£60,100

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Susan Berdo

Address

Invicta House
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XX
England

Email

susan.berdo@kent.gov.uk