Northumberland Small Business Service Provision of Technical Specialists and 1:2:1 support (Великобритания (Англия, Шотландия, Уэльс) - Тендер #47237665)

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Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Advance Northumberland Limited

County Hall

Morpeth

NE61 2EF

UK

Contact person: Mr Dan Warnock

Telephone: +44 3456006400

E-mail: daniel.warnock@northumberland.gov.uk

NUTS: UKC21

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.advancenorthumberland.co.uk/

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=598935f4-2c6c-ee11-8124-005056b64545

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=598935f4-2c6c-ee11-8124-005056b64545

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Northumberland Small Business Service Provision of Technical Specialists and 1:2:1 support

Reference number: DN694814

II.1.2) Main CPV code

79400000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The Northumberland Small Business Service is delivered by Advance Northumberland delivering on behalf of Northumberland County Council. The project is part funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority Investment Fund and by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund with the North of Tyne Combined Authority as the lead authority.

The Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS) Programme will be delivered over a 3-year period from 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2026 which will deliver business diagnostic and brokerage services available to all small and micro businesses across Northumberland.

Advance Northumberland wishes to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists to work alongside the NSBS programme. The selected supplier will facilitate the provision of 1-2-1 advice to eligible businesses identified by the project and accepted onto the NSBS Programme.

In order to deliver the 1-2-1 specialist support effectively, we wish to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists specialised in the following themes:

• Business planning

• Financial planning/modelling

• New product development support

• Resilience planning

• Taxation and exemption

• Sales strategies and work winning

• Digital Marketing

• Digital Enablement and Transformation

• Subsidy control and procurement guidance

• Market opportunities and demand

• Supply chain efficiencies and requirements

• Succession planning.

• Legal structures

• Innovation

This support will equate to between 3-12 hours of eligible support per business depending upon their requirements.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 500 000.00 GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKC21

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Northumberland Small Business Service is delivered by Advance Northumberland delivering on behalf of Northumberland County Council. The project is part funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority Investment Fund and by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and the Rural England Prosperity Fund with the North of Tyne Combined Authority as the lead authority.

The Northumberland Small Business Service (NSBS) Programme will be delivered over a 3-year period from 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2026 which will deliver business diagnostic and brokerage services available to all small and micro businesses across Northumberland.

Advance Northumberland wishes to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists to work alongside the NSBS programme. The selected supplier will facilitate the provision of 1-2-1 advice to eligible businesses identified by the project and accepted onto the NSBS Programme.

In order to deliver the 1-2-1 specialist support effectively, we wish to appoint a supplier that can provide a pool of Technical Specialists specialised in the following themes:

• Business planning

• Financial planning/modelling

• New product development support

• Resilience planning

• Taxation and exemption

• Sales strategies and work winning

• Digital Marketing

• Digital Enablement and Transformation

• Subsidy control and procurement guidance

• Market opportunities and demand

• Supply chain efficiencies and requirements

• Succession planning.

• Legal structures

• Innovation

This support will equate to between 3-12 hours of eligible support per business depending upon their requirements.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36

This contract is subject to renewal: No

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 14/11/2023

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 14/11/2023

Local time: 12:05

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

16/10/2023

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