Official UK procurement notice
Market Engagement for Business Support and Business Incubation
Authority: Somerset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of Business Support and Business Incubation services to Somerset-based businesses on behalf of Somerset County Council.
This request for expressions of interest is issued solely for the purpose of conducting market engagement and does not constitute any commitment by the authority to undertake any procurement exercise in the future.
CPV: Real estate services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Somerset County Council is seeking to hear from organisations that can provide…Planned
Somerset County Council is seeking to hear from organisations that can provide business support and business incubation services to Somerset-based businesses. The business support service will primarily be focused on the Somerset Enterprise Centre Network with centres currently based in Barle, Bruton, Frome, Highbridge, Minehead, Wells, Wheddon Cross, Williton, Wiveliscombe.
The provider will work with the new Somerset Council and other relevant stakeholders to signpost, develop and provide appropriate programmes which enable Somerset-based businesses to access a range of business support (including grants).
The provider will help to formulate a strategy to raise awareness of available business support and to ensure Somerset-based businesses are able to access support to help to promote economic growth in the county. Business support may be provided from set locations within the county (either publicly or privately owned workspace) or at business premises.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Nov 2022, 14:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Nov 2022, 14:51 GMT
- Authority reference
DN644507- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-033254- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0387bfFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
23 Nov 2022 → 23 Nov 2022 · 2 dates- Tender notice expected23 Nov 2022
- Notice published23 Nov 2022, 14:51 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.