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# CWC23094 - Invitation to Tender for the provision of UKSPF (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) Start-up Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cwc23094-invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-ukspf-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-start-u-ocds-h6vhtk-03ecac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wolverhampton City Council: "CWC23094 - Invitation to Tender for the provision of UKSPF (UK Shared Prosperity Fund) Start-up Support". Published status: complete. Published Value: £300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.wolverhamptontenders.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Wolverhampton City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wolverhampton-city-council-ons-e08000031)
- **Published Value:** £300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 September 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- **Delivery Location:** UKG3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £300,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ecac`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cwc23094-invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-ukspf-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-start-u-ocds-h6vhtk-03ecac#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [wolverhamptontenders.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wolverhamptontenders.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cwc23094-invitation-to-tender-for-the-provision-of-ukspf-uk-shared-prosperity-fund-start-u-ocds-h6vhtk-03ecac#participate

## Description
The council are now looking to commission a contract for the provision of start-up support
that targets Wolverhampton residents to engage and access skills that will provide them
with the right foundations to prepare, start and ensure the survival of their business. The
provision should support the increase of new enterprises - sole trader, micro business, small
and medium-sized enterprise, or large business and includes social enterprises.
In order to promote growth and productivity in the city, we are particularly keen for the
successful provider to encourage start-ups in growth sectors, e.g., tech, creative and digital
and those emerging markets such as the green economy.
This contract is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £300,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2023 to 31/03/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001604-2024-CWC23094-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Black Country Chamber of Commerce**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-102703`
  - Value: £300,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001604-2024-CWC23094-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £300,000
  - Signed Date: 09/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001604-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-17T12:50:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T04:15:12.233Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ecac